WILLIAMS v. THARP

No. 29A02-0707-CV-625.

889 N.E.2d 870 (2008)

Thomas WILLIAMS and Sanford Kelsey, Appellants-Plaintiffs, v. Kelly Eugene THARP and Papa John's U.S.A., Inc., Appellees-Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

July 11, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arend J. Abel, Kelley J. Johnson, Cohen & Malad, LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellant.

Julia Blackwell Gelinas, John M.T. Chavis, II, Lucy R. Dollens, Locke Reynolds LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Kelly Eugene Tharp.

Eric D. Johnson, Jeffrey D. Hawkins, Kightlinger & Gray, L.L.P., Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Papa John's U.S.A., Inc.


OPINION

MAY, Judge.

Two African-American men, Thomas Williams and Sanford Kelsey, went to a Papa John's restaurant in Westfield to pick up a pizza they had ordered. They paid for the pizza and left for Williams' home. An employee falsely reported one of the men pulled a gun. A number of police officers surrounded their vehicle when the two returned home with the pizza. Police detained the men, in handcuffs and...

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