Legal Opinion
Brown v. City of Shreveport
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 10, 1961No. 9438PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOLIN, Judge.
Talmadge F. Brown brought this suit for personal injuries received by him while he was incarcerated in the Shreveport city jail. He alleged that he was arrested by the city police officers on June 1, 1959, for being drunk and disorderly; that he was taken to the city jail where he was “booked” for such charges and confined in the “drunk tank”, which room is located on the third floor; that at the time of his confinement, he was the only person in the “tank”, hut that several hours thereafter Melvin Woodard and Clifton O’Donnell were arrested and placed in the same room with him;…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gray v. De BrettonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
- Dowler v. . JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- St. Julian v. StateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
- Rush v. Town of FarmervilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. BrightmanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Baltimore Police Department v. CherkesCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Williams v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1973
- Webber v. AndersenNebraska Supreme Court · 1971
- Taylor v. City of AlexandriaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
- Joseph G. Richard v. State of Louisiana Deptartment of Public Safety & Correction and Office of Motor VehiclesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2026
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