TOWNLEY v. CITY OF IOWA

No. 97-493.

702 So.2d 323 (1997)

James R. TOWNLEY, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF IOWA, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 29, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Townley, for James R. Townley Jr.

Lisa Mayer, Lafayette, for City of Iowa.

Before WOODARD, SULLIVAN and PICKETT, JJ.


PICKETT, Judge.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of the City of Iowa, Louisiana.

The cause of this litigation stems from an accident in which James R. Townley, Sr. died after exiting his vehicle and being struck by another vehicle. The deceased's children, James R. Townley, Jr. and Judith Daigle, separately filed wrongful death actions against the City of Iowa alleging negligence of its police officers, Officer Clint Joseph Fontenot and Officer...

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