FROISY v. SALAMA

No. 00-1262.

780 So.2d 1244 (2001)

Alton Joseph FROISY, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Samir SALAMA, M.D., Defendant/Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 28, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon E. Roy, III, New Iberia, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant.

Gregory J. Laborde, Lafayette, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee.

Court composed of DOUCET, Chief Judge, PETERS, and AMY, Judges.


DOUCET, Chief Judge.

The Plaintiff, Alton Froisy, appeals the dismissal of his claim for damages arising out of medical malpractice and false imprisonment.

On April 1, 1995, Froisy's wife of forty-eight years, Rena Froisy, had the assistant coroner for Iberia Parish, Dr. Gerald Elias, issue an Order for Protective Custody by alleging that her husband was an alcoholic and physically abusive to her. Pursuant to the order, Froisy was taken into custody by officers...

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