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BARKER v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

No. CA-5424.

503 So.2d 536 (1987)

John BARKER v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS and Orman John Walters.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

February 12, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baldwin & Haspel, Conrad Meyer, IV, Mary Ann McGrath Swaim, New Orleans, for appellee.

Okla Jones, II, City Atty., Michelle Ostrander, Anthony J. Stewart, Asst. City Attys., New Orleans, for appellants.

Before REDMANN, C.J., and GULOTTA, SCHOTT, BYRNES and CIACCIO, JJ.

GULOTTA, Judge.

The City of New Orleans appeals from a trial judge's award of $544,101.191 to a plaintiff, a college student, who suffered a gunshot wound to his upper right thigh when struck by a stray bullet from a policeman's pistol. Because the City stipulates that it was solely liable under the doctrine of respondeat superior, the sole issue is quantum. We conclude that the amount awarded is excessive, and reduce the award to the...

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