Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Villien
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 26, 2009No. 2008-C-1470PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BONIN, Judge.
|TOn August 29, 2002, the Orleans Parish coroner, after performing an autopsy, concluded that Cathy Hall was not the victim of a gunshot wound. On the preceding day, NOPD Homicide Detective John Hunter had arrested Ms. Hall’s boyfriend, Christopher Mitchell, for second-degree murder after a report to NOPD from emergency room physician Dr. Paul Villien, Jr., that Ms. Hall suffered a gunshot wound. Mr. Mitchell sued Dr. Vil-lien 1 for defamation, false arrest and im*560prisonment. After discovery, Dr. Villien moved for dismissal by summary judgment, which was denied by the trial court.2
2Cases cited38 opinions
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Holmes v. HendricksLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1926
- Costello v. HardySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2004
- Theriot v. Midland Risk Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
- Champagne v. WardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2005
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Cook v. American Gateway BankLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
- Sullivan v. Malta ParkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
- Montana v. JordanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
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