O'CONNOR v. LITCHFIELD

No. 2003 CA 0397.

864 So.2d 234 (2003)

Janice Cantrell O'CONNOR and George J. O'Connor, Jr. v. Elmer LITCHFIELD, Sheriff, East Baton Rouge Parish.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 9, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Lowrey, Jr., Baton Rouge, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellees Janice Cantrell O'Connor and George J. O'Connor, Jr.

Leu Anne Lester Greco, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant Elmer B. Litchfield, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish.

Before: WHIPPLE, KUHN, and MCDONALD, JJ.


KUHN, J.

Defendant-appellant, Elmer Litchfield in his capacity as the Sheriff of East Baton Rouge Parish (the Sheriff), appeals the trial court's judgment awarding damages in survival and wrongful death actions in favor of plaintiffs-appellees, Janice O'Connor and George O'Connor, Jr., the surviving widow and son of deputy lieutenant George O'Connor, Sr. (Lt.O'Connor). The O'Connors answer the appeal. We affirm.

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