Smith v. State, Department of Public Safety

McClendon, Judge.

This is a suit brought by the parents of a 16 year old boy who was killed by a bullet fired by a state trooper during a high speed chase. Defendants are the trooper and his employer, Louisiana Department of Public *500Safety. From an adverse ruling in the trial court, plaintiffs perfected this appeal. We affirm.

The trial court in its excellent written reasons for judgment clearly sets forth the facts, issues and applicable law, as well as the correct conclusions. We therefore adopt its opinion in its entirety:

“The following are the facts surrounding the death of the youth:

“Trooper…