MARTINEZ v. PEACOCK

No. 87-1030.

535 So.2d 550 (1988)

Marina MARTINEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lenora PEACOCK, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 14, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Lynn Davix, Many, for plaintiff-appellant.

John W. Pickett, Many, for defendant-appellee.

Before GUIDRY, FORET and KNOLL, JJ.


FORET, Judge.

Plaintiff, Marina Martinez, filed suit against Lenora Peacock seeking damages for malicious prosecution. The trial court rendered judgment in favor of defendant, and plaintiff has appealed. The issue raised by the appeal is whether the plaintiff proved her case, which boils down to whether there existed probable cause for the issuance of an arrest warrant.

FACTS

On February 18, 1986, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ebarb found two individuals,...

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