Williams v. McNeil

KLEES, Judge.

This personal injury action was brought under the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 as well as under the Constitution of the State of Louisiana, Art. I §§ 2, 4 and 5 and Art. XII § 10(A) and under Louisiana Civil Code Arts. 2315 and 2320.

On January 15, 1975, pursuant to a valid search warrant NOPD officers instituted a search for controlled dangerous substances at plaintiffs’ dwelling. Five children and a sitter were present. Plaintiff-Mrs. Williams, who suffers with a rheumatic heart condition, arrived almost immediately. Plaintiff-Mr. Williams, a…