Legal Opinion
Westmoreland v. City of Natchitoches
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 4, 2000No. 00-00320-CAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LCOOKS, Judge.
Felicia Westmoreland filed suit against the City of Natchitoches seeking damages for injuries sustained when a police officer attempted to subdue Roderick Demery, who was attacking her and Paulette Dem-ery in a grocery store parking lot. The trial court found the officer free from fault and denied recovery. We affirm.
FACTS
On the morning of September 11, 1997, Paulette Demery picked up a friend, (Felicia Westmoreland) and requested she ride with her to drop her husband, Roderick Demery, off at his mother’s house. Paulette and Roderick were arguing with each other when they picked…
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