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TRAHAN v. STATE

No. 936.

158 So.2d 417 (1963)

Sterling TRAHAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE of Louisiana, through the DEPARTMENT OF INSTITUTIONS, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 3, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwards & Edwards, by Edwin W. Edwards, Crowley, for plaintiff-appellant.

Teddy W. Airhart, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee.

Before FRUGEé, SAVOY and HOOD, JJ.

FRUGEé, Judge.

This is a suit for damages brought by Sterling Trahan against the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Institutions.

On June 23, 1959, plaintiff, who was an inmate at the state penitentiary, was acting as a trustee guard. A fellow trustee guard, Engelron, fired a shot in the road in front of certain prisoners he thought were attempting to escape. The bullet ricocheted and struck plaintiff, injuring his leg.

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