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ESTATE OF FRANCIS v. CITY OF RAYNE

No. 07-359.

966 So.2d 1105 (2007)

ESTATE OF Derrick FRANCIS, et al. v. CITY OF RAYNE, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 3, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Wilkes, III, Lisa E. Mayer, Borne & Wilkes, L.L.P., Lafayette, LA, for Defendants/Appellants, City of Rayne, Officer Marlo Foreman, Officer Daniel Boulet.

Jarvis J. Claiborne, Opelousas, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Estate of Derrick Francis, Felecia R. Batiste.

Daniel J. Stanford, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Officer Marlo Foreman.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, MARC T. AMY, and MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, Judges.

AMY, Judge.

The plaintiffs filed suit against the City of Rayne and two of its police officers after the decedent was shot to death following a low-speed pursuit by police officers. The trial court found the defendants liable for wrongful death, apportioning ninety percent of the fault to the defendants and ten percent to the decedent. The trial court awarded general damages in the amount of $650,000.00. The defendants appeal. For the following reasons, we affirm...

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