SMITH v. GUIDROZ

No. 12-1232.

125 So.3d 1268 (2013)

Jurnell SMITH v. Bobby GUIDROZ, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 30, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jarvis J. Claiborne , Kenneth M. Willis , Opelousas, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Jurnell Smith.

John F. Wilkes, III , Joy C. Rabalais , Ray F. Lucas, III , Tonya R. Smith , Borne & Wilkes, L.L.C., Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, The City of Eunice, Louisiana; and Officer Brian Rozas, Individually and In His Capacity as a Police Officer for the City of Eunice.

Court composed of SYLVIA R. COOKS, MARC T. AMY, and PHYLLIS M. KEATY, Judges.


COOKS, Judge.

The City of Eunice and Officer Brian Rozas, individually and in his capacity as an officer for the City of Eunice, appeal the trial court's judgment finding them fifty percent at fault in causing injuries allegedly sustained by Plaintiff, Jurnell Smith, when he came upon a police stop while driving his vehicle home. Plaintiff was awarded $50,000.00 in general damages, $50,000.00 in damages for emotional distress, $2,983.00 in medical expenses and $21...

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