Rabalais v. Blanche

FORET, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, Madeline Rabalais, filed suit against Goudchaux Maison Blanche, defendant-appellee, seeking damages for false arrest and malicious prosecution. Goudchaux’s motioned the court for summary judgment on July 14, 1986. The trial court granted this motion, dismissing the lawsuit with prejudice.

Madeline Rabalais is a former employee of Goudchaux’s at its Lafayette store. Representatives of Goudchaux’s brought certain evidence to the district attorney’s office in Lafayette Parish that provided the basis for Madeline’s arrest and prosecution on theft charges. On April…