VONNER v. STATE, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE

No. 11758.

258 So.2d 93 (1972)

Gracie M. Tensley VONNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 29, 1972.

Writ Granted April 6, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McKinley, Dimos & Brown, by Donald R. Brown, Monroe, for plaintiff-appellant.

Lucas S. Conner, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee State of Louisiana, through the Dept. of Public Welfare.

James D. Sparks, Jr., Monroe, for defendant-appellee Willie Bradford.

Before AYRES, HEARD and HALL, JJ.


En Banc. Rehearing Denied February 29, 1972.

HALL, Judge.

This is an action by a mother for damages arising out of the death of her five year old son who was beaten to death by a foster mother with whom the child had been placed by the Louisiana Department of Public Welfare. Named defendants were the foster mother, Ethel Bradford, her husband, Willie Bradford, and the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Public Welfare. The district court rendered...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases