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MELANCON v. TRAHAN

No. 94-26.

645 So.2d 722 (1994)

Fred MELANCON, et ux., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Otto TRAHAN, et al., Defendants-Appellees, City of Kaplan, Intervenor-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 14, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Frazer Gaar Jr., Lafayette, for Fred Melancon et ux.

Kraig Thomas Strenge, Lafayette, for Otto Trahan et al.

John Fayne Wilkes III, Lafayette, for City of Kaplan.

Wade Anthony Mouton, Kaplan, for Kenneth Clark.

Before GUIDRY, C.J., and YELVERTON and PETERS, JJ.

GUIDRY, Chief Judge.

This personal injury suit arises from an August 24, 1991 altercation between plaintiff, Fred Melancon, then a police officer employed by the city of Kaplan (Kaplan), and defendant, Otto Trahan. Melancon and his wife, Janell, sued Trahan and his father's homeowner's insurer, Audubon Insurance Company (Audubon), alleging that he was injured as a result of Trahan's physical resistance to arrest. Kaplan intervened in the suit to recover worker's compensation...

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