Legal Opinion
Caillouette v. City of New Orleans
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 29, 1988No. 88-CA-0689PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHOTT, Chief Judge.
The City of New Orleans has appealed from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs for damages for the City’s wrongful conversion of personal property owned by them. The City contends that its exception of prescription was erroneously overruled and that the award of $36,882.43 was excessive.
On March 18, 1982 City police executed a search warrant at plaintiffs’ home and seized hundreds of items of personal property. Photographs show a vast array of weapons, appliances, jewelry, and even credit cards throughout the house. Included among these were many items belonging to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Quealy v. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- Blunt v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
3Cited by4 opinions
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