Miller v. Meche
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Acadia; Conrad De Baillon, Judge. Action by Moise Miller against Edgar Meche. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, J.
Plaintiff, Moise Miller, asks to recover of the defendant the sum of $6,201.50; $5,701.50 of which are asserted actual damages suffered by him, and $500 of which are claimed as exemplary damages.
Plaintiff alleges, in substance, that he has suffered damages to this amount at the hand of Homer Meche, the minor son of defendant, Edgar Meche, by whom he was shot and severely wounded.
The defendant, in substance, sets forth, in his answer to plaintiff’s demand, that plaintiff was the aggressor in the difficulty with his son in which he was shot, and that his son only sought to defend himself.
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2Cases cited1 opinion
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