CHAPIN v. HAYES WRECKER & TOWING SERVICE

No. CA 87 0905.

532 So.2d 488 (1988)

Judy Masala CHAPIN v. HAYES WRECKER & TOWING SERVICE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

October 12, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Neal Wilkinson, Baton Rouge, in pro per.

Kenneth L. Riche, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant Hayes Wrecker & Towing Service.

Before COVINGTON, C.J., and LOTTINGER and FOIL, JJ.


COVINGTON, Chief Judge.

Defendant appeals the judgment of the trial court awarding plaintiff damages in this suit for allegedly illegally towing plaintiff's vehicle from private property. Because we find that plaintiff failed to meet the burden of proof in establishing a prima facie case against defendant, we reverse the judgment.

The record establishes that plaintiff's husband was in an auto accident on October 24, 1985. Subsequent to the accident, plaintiff...

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