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STEVENS v. STATE EX REL. STATE DEPARTMENT OF HOSPITALS

No. 8546.

255 So.2d 621 (1971)

Mark STEVENS v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the STATE DEPARTMENT OF HOSPITALS and the Department of Institutions (Corrections).

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 20, 1971.

Writ Refused February 3, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sylvia Roberts, Baton Rouge, for appellant.

Walter Horrell, Thomas Landry and H. K. Sweeney, Dept. of Hospitals, A. J. Bonfanti and Frank L. Dobson, Dept. of Institutions (Corrections), Baton Rouge, for appellee.

Before LANDRY, ELLIS and TUCKER, JJ.

TUCKER, Judge.

This suit is for damages for one Mark Louis Stevens for permanent damage in the form of his mental illness which, it is alleged, became more acute, severe, and chronic as a result of his treatment at East Louisiana State Hospital. The lower court dismissed the suit, and plaintiff has appealed.

The record indicates that the plaintiff was born on July 17, 1947 of parents who both had psychiatric difficulties.

Prior to his having been admitted...

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