Burris v. City of Lafayette

Full title: Philip Vaughn BURRIS, et al. v. CITY OF LAFAYETTE

Court: Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit

Date published: Jun 1, 2005

904 So. 2d 928 (La. Ct. App. 2005)

Opinion

No. CA 05-33.

June 1, 2005.

Appeal from the Fifteenth Judicial District Court Parish of Lafayette, Nos. 2000-5288, 99-1343, 99-1543, 99-1688, and 2000-0526. Honorable Edward D. Rubin, District Judge.

George J. Armbruster, III, Richard D. Chappuis, Jr., Lafayette, Counsel for Appellant: City of Lafayette (Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government).

Lawrence C. Billeaud, Lafayette, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellees: Michael J. Rose, et al.

Daniel M. Landry, III, Lafayette, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellees: Larry M. Bailey, et al.

Charles R. Sonnier, Frank W. Summers, II, Abbeville, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellees: William J. Picard, et al.

Stephen H. Meyers, Lafayette, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellees: Philip V. Burris, et al.

Court composed of GLENN B. GREMILLION, BILLY H. EZELL, and JAMES T. GENOVESE, Judges.

GENOVESE, J.

For the reasons assigned in the companion and consolidated case of Larry M. Bailey, et al. v. City of Lafayette, 05-29 (La.App. 3 Cir. 6/1/05), 904 So.2d 922, 2005 WL 1283471, the judgment of the trial court granting the Plaintiffs' motion for partial summary judgment and denying Defendant's motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability is affirmed. Costs of this appeal are assessed against the Defendant-Appellant, City of Lafayette (Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government).

AFFIRMED.