BARRY v. DENNIS

No. 93-CA-1301.

633 So.2d 806 (1994)

William C. BARRY, Jr. v. Wallace DENNIS, Frank Ruiz, the City of New Orleans, and the New Orleans Police Department.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

February 25, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Franz L. Zibilich, Asst. City Atty., George A. Blair, Chief of Criminal Justice, Kathy L. Torregano, City Atty., New Orleans, for appellant The City of New Orleans.

David R. Paddison, Covington, and Darryl J. Tschirn, Metairie, for appellee.

Before BYRNES, LOBRANO and WALTZER, JJ.


LOBRANO, Judge.

Defendant, the City of New Orleans, appeals a trial court judgment in favor of plaintiff, William Barry, Jr. We reverse.

On the evening of January 10, 1987, plaintiff, William Barry, Jr., and his friend, Lynn Williams, stopped on their way home from work at the Algiers Sports Bar and Cafe. Barry and Williams were playing pool when another patron, Wallace Dennis, started making loud racially insulting remarks1. Barry...

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