DUPAS v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

No. CA 4352.

485 So.2d 594 (1986)

Joseph DUPAS, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of minor, Joseph Dupas, Jr. and Senta N. Dupas, wife of Joseph Dupas v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS and Police Officer Charles Noullet.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

March 12, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Frazier, Jr., Marrero, for plaintiff-appellee.

Salvador Anzelmo, City Atty., Gilbert R. Buras, Jr., Deputy City Atty., New Orleans, for defendants-appellants.

Before SCHOTT, GULOTTA and GARRISON, JJ.


SCHOTT, Judge.

Defendants, the City of New Orleans, and Charles Noullet, a New Orleans policeman, have appealed from a judgment in favor of plaintiff, Joseph Dupas, for damages resulting from a false arrest. The only issue raised by defendant is that the arrest was for probable cause and was authorized by law so that plaintiff is not entitled to damages.

Plaintiff was attending a pre Mardi Gras parade on Canal Street in New Orleans when the incident occurred...

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