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OWENS v. BOOK

No. 01-1151.

809 So.2d 1217 (2002)

Jack F. OWENS, Jr. v. Sheriff Ronnie BOOK, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 6, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Lemke, Attorney At Law, Harrisonburg, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant: Jack Forsythe Owens, Jr.

V. Russell Purvis, Jr., Smith, Taliaferro, Purvis & Boothe, Jonesville, LA, for Defendants/Appellees: Sheriff Ronnie Book, Catahoula Parish Sheriff Office.

Court composed of SYLVIA R. COOKS, BILLIE COLOMBARO WOODARD, and MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, Judges.

SULLIVAN, Judge.

Jack Owens appeals the trial court's grant of an exception of prescription in favor of Sheriff Ronnie Book, the sheriff of Catahoula Parish. For the following reasons, we reverse.

Facts

On July 10, 1989, a barge allegedly owned by Mr. Owens was seized by the Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Department (CPSD) in connection with the arrest of James Taylor for two counts of felony theft.1 According to the...

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