BRIMMER v. COPELAND ENT. INC.

No. 92-CA-413.

609 So.2d 847 (1992)

Brian BRIMMER v. A. COPELAND ENTERPRISES, INC. d/b/a Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken and Biscuits.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 20, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Angelle, Metairie, for defendant-appellant.

Marlin N. Gusman, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BOWES, GRISBAUM and CANNELLA, JJ.


GRISBAUM, Judge.

This appeal arises out of a malicious prosecution action. We reverse and set aside.

The pivotal question presented is whether the trial court erred, as a matter of law, in its finding that the defendant's employees acted in reckless disregard for the truth.

FACTS

On October 13, 1985, the Popeyes Restaurant on Veterans Highway in Metairie, Louisiana, was robbed at gunpoint by two black men. The robbery occurred after the store...

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