Hurst v. Schmidt
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Fred. Durieve King, Judge. Action by Fred D. Hurst against Frank Schmidt and John A. J. Nelson. Judgment for defendant Nelson, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Plaintiff sued Frank Schmidt, a police officer, and Jno. A. J. Nelson, the alleged surety on his bond, for damages in the sum of 82,500 for an alleged wanton and illegal arrest on the charge of loitering. By .amended petition, the plaintiff alleged that, since the institution of the suit, he had discovered that the bond given by Schmidt and signed by Nelson was made in favor of the board of police commissioners of the city of New Orleans, and that plaintiff desired to make said board a party to the suit. Wherefore plaintiff ppayed for judgment in solido against the board and the original…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Livingston v. WhiteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1847
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- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1920