Burns v. Genovese
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLIN, Justice:
In the exercise of our supervisory jurisdiction, we directed certiorari to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, for review of its judgment which affirmed the judgment of the trial court dismissing plaintiff’s suit and sustaining the peremptory exception of no cause of action filed by defendant. Art. VII, Sec. 11, La.Const, of 1921; 211 So.2d 336; 252 La. 885, 214 So.2d 715.
Suit was filed by Lillian W. Burns for damages in the sum of $25,000.00 allegedly suffered from mental pain and anguish, humiliation, shame and embarrassment caused by her alleged illegal commitment to the…
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