LAW v. CITY OF EUNICE

No. 94-1312.

653 So.2d 149 (1995)

Thomas LAW, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF EUNICE, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 5, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Law, Jr., pro se.

John Fayne Wilkes, III, Lafayette, for City of Eunice, et al.

Before DOUCET, C.J., and LABORDE and KNOLL, JJ.


LABORDE, Judge.

The plaintiff appeals a trial court judgment denying his petition for damages against the City of Eunice, Louisiana. Plaintiff alleged, based on a theory of detrimental reliance, that he relied on a police officer's statements that he would not be prosecuted for burglary if he made restitution for his crime. We affirm.

FACTS

The plaintiff, Thomas Law, Jr., and Lonnie Lanclos were charged with the commission of an aggravated burglary...

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