GONGRE v. MAYOR AND BD. OF ALDERMEN, TOWN OF MONTGOMERY

No. 98-677.

721 So.2d 968 (1998)

Chief of Police, Earl GONGRE, Town of Montgomery, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF the TOWN OF MONTGOMERY, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 28, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Raymond Whitehead, Jr., Natchitoches, for Chief of Police, Earl Gongre, Town of Montgomery.

William Preston Crews, Jr., Natchitoches, for Mayor & Bd. of Alderman of Town of Montgomery.

Before DECUIR, AMY and PICKETT, JJ.


AMY, Judge.

In a suit brought by the Chief of Police of Montgomery, Louisiana, against the mayor and aldermen of that town, the lower court ruled that public funds could be used for the payment of attorney's fees incurred during the suit. The mayor and aldermen filed a Motion for Reconsideration. Following a hearing, the lower court clarified the prior ruling indicating that the Town of Montgomery had to pay the attorney's fees of the chief of police. Both parties...

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