Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1988

Odom v. Police Jury of Calcasieu Parish

Odom v. Police Jury of Calcasieu Parish
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided January 8, 1988 · Action, Arbitrary, Being, Capricious, Examination, Grant, Injury, Plaintiffs, Reversal, Subject, That, Watson
516 So. 2d 373; 1988 La. LEXIS 304; 1988 WL 730 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Odom v. Police Jury of Calcasieu Parish

Opinion of the Court

In re Odom, R.E.; Gray, J.G., Estate of; Odom, B.M., Estate of; Palvest Inc.; Lyons, Theo A., Succ. of; Benckenstein, C. Ellis; Exploration Co. of La. Inc.; Bel Estate; Benckenstein Estate; applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Calcasieu, 14th Judicial District Court, Div. “B” No. 87-5282; to the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, No. CW87-1238.

Denied.

WATSON, J., would grant, being of the opinion that the action of the police jury causing serious injury to plaintiffs is surely subject to judicial examination and possible reversal if found arbitrary and capricious.

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