Legal Opinion
Breath v. Cronvich
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 16, 1984No. Nos. 83-3035, 83-3438PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
This suit revolves around the practice in Jefferson Parish of towing and impounding illegally-parked vehicles and assessing towing and storage fees before the vehicles are released to their owners. Plaintiff Breath filed suit seeking individual and classwide injunctive and declaratory relief, individual restitution and damages, and costs and attorneys’ fees for a class of persons who had paid non-refundable towing and impoundment fees. Several weeks later, plaintiff Brown filed suit seeking similar relief. These suits were consolidated.
The district court found that the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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