Legal Opinion
Faught v. City of Alexandria
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 18, 1990No. 88-1309PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Judge.
This appeal presents the issue of the correctness of the judgments of the trial court and a Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board, both of which affirmed the decision of a City to suspend and demote in rank one of its police officers.
On November 9, 1986, Alexandria City Policeman, Joseph T. Faught (hereinafter plaintiff), while off duty, went to the City Jail, and struck a prisoner, Woodrow Tram-mell (hereinafter Trammell), who had stolen a ring from his home. As a result of this action, the City of Alexandria, Louisiana (hereinafter defendant) suspended plaintiff for…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- McGehee v. City/Parish of East Baton RougeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
- Faught v. City of AlexandriaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990