Legal Opinion
Williams v. London
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 9, 1979No. 63362PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
370 So.2d 518 (1979)
Tinker WILLIAMS
v.
Leonard LONDON.
No. 63362.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 9, 1979.
Rehearing Denied May 21, 1979.
George H. Ware, Jr., Ligon & Ware, Clinton, for plaintiff-applicant.
Walter C. Dumas, Baton Rouge, for defendant-respondent.
CALOGERO, Justice.
We granted writs in this case to review a ruling of the Court of Appeal that a plaintiff who seeks damages from a member of a Police Jury for an alleged intentional tort can be required to provide security for defendant's attorneys' fees under R.S. 42:261(E).
The issue arose after Tinker Williams filed a damage suit against…
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