Legal Opinion
Vizzi v. Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided July 2, 2012No. 2011-C-2648PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVictory, J.
| ,We granted this writ application to interpret the meaning of La. R.S. 15:304 relative to medical expenses incurred by an arrested person as a result of an injury sustained in the commission of the crime for which he was arrested. After reviewing the record and the applicable law, we reverse the judgments of the lower courts and find that the parish government is not responsible for these medical expenses.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The facts presented in these cross-motions for summary judgment are undisputed. On January 8, 2008, Quinton Contrell Sam (“Sam”) committed an alleged armed…
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