First Nat. Bank of Commerce v. Boutall

422 So.2d 1159 (1982)

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE

v.

Richard J. BOUTALL.

No. 82-C-1084.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 29, 1982.

Robert A. Mathis, Newman & Drolla, New Orleans, for applicant.

Richard J. Boutall, Metairie, for respondent.

LEMMON, Justice.

We granted certiorari to review the judgment of the trial court (affirmed by the court of appeal at 411 So.2d 1193) which awarded defendant damages on account of plaintiff's allegedly wrongful seizure of funds in defendant's bank account. We now reverse, concluding that the funds were not wrongfully seized.

Plaintiff, as defendant's judgment…