Frank v. City of Ville Platte

liPER CURIAM.*

We granted certiorari in this case to consider whether the court of appeal erred in reversing the judgment of the trial court and awarding plaintiff damages for illegal detention.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On the night of October 8, 1996, Joseph McCauley was visiting the home of Herman Doyle, and had his vehicle parked in Mr. Doyle’s driveway. As Mr. Doyle was preparing to walk his dog, he noticed an individual, later identified as Jerbert Frank, burglarizing Mr. McCauley’s vehicle. Mr. Doyle began chasing the perpetrator, and called out for those inside his house to telephone…