Legal Opinion
Glover v. City of Gretna
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 14, 2001No. 99-CA-3180Published
1Opinion of the Court
^MURRAY, Judge.
Plaintiff, Richard Glover, appeals the judgment of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court maintaining defendants’ exception of improper venue and ordering that his action be transferred to Jefferson Parish. For the following reasons, we reverse.
Mr. Glover filed suit on July 10, 1996, against the city of Gretna and two Jefferson Parish police officers employed by the city of Gretna. The petition alleges that, on July 13,1995, while the officers had Mr. Glover detained in the vicinity of Burmas-ter Avenue and LeBouef Court in Orleans Parish, gunfire erupted from the nearby…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Avenal v. State, Dept. of Nat. ResourcesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
- Franques v. Evangeline Parish Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Revolta v. Regional Transit AuthorityLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
- Singley v. City of BastropLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2000
- First National Bank of Houma v. BaileySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994