Judge STEVEN R. PLOTKIN.
Defendants, City of New Orleans and New Orleans Police Department ("NOPD") Sergeant Joan Alexander (hereinafter referred to collectively as "the City"), appeal a trial court judgment in favor of plaintiff, Dr. Anita Dumas, awarding Dr. Dumas $200,000 in damages for false arrest. The City challenges the trial judge's findings on both liability and damages. We affirm.
FACTS
On April 23, 1993, Dr. Dumas, principal of John F...
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