Legal Opinion
Ascani v. Hughes
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 10, 1988No. CA 8148PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PLOTKIN, Judge.
On February 7, 1977, David Nathan As-cani was shot and killed by a New Orleans police officer. A suit for damages was filed by decedent’s father, Peter A. Ascani, Sr., and decedent’s siblings — Peter A. As-cani, Jr., Anna Schmit, Darius Ascani, Jesse Ascani, Mercedes Reinerth and Darlene Boyle — against the City of New Orleans, New Orleans Police Department, Henry Morris, individually and in his capacity as Chief of Police for the New Orleans Police Department and American Centennial Insurance Company. The siblings filed under 42 U.S.C. 1983 for loss of freedom of association.…
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