Jones v. City of New Orleans

SCHOTT, Judge.

This is a wrongful death action by the widow of McArthur Jones against Richard Scott, a police officer and his employer, The City of New Orleans. The ease was tried before a commissioner of the civil district court and pursuant to his recommendation the trial judge dismissed plaintiff’s suit. The issue is whether the record supports the findings of the commissioner and the trial court that Scott’s shooting Jones was reasonable and justified under the circumstances.

On June 25,1975, at about 3:30 p.m. Scott who was off duty and in civilian clothes, left his home in New Orleans on…