Vidrine v. City of Crowley

SAVOY, Judge.

This is a suit for damages for false imprisonment, slander and libel. Originally, plaintiff, James L. Vidrine, and Jimmy Reed filed suit, as co-plaintiffs, against the City of Crowley alleging that on May 24, 1969, certain of defendant’s police officers did wrongfully and unlawfully charge that each of the plaintiffs did “willfully and unlawfully possess and have under his control, a narcotic drug, to-wit: Ionamine — 30 and Biphetamine — 20”. Plaintiffs alleged they were guilty of no crime, that they had no narcotic drugs in their possession, but rather had only central nervous…