STILLEY v. STATE, LOUISIANA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 10575.

325 So.2d 753 (1976)

William E. STILLEY v. STATE of Louisiana, Through LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, and its Director Elayn Hunt.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

January 12, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert R. Faucheux, Jr., and Daniel E. Becnel, Jr., Reserve, for appellant.

Wm. J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., and J. Marvin Montgomery, Baton Rouge, for appellee.

Before LANDRY, COVINGTON and BARNETTE, JJ.


COVINGTON, Judge:

This matter is before the court on appeal from the judgment of the district court which sustained a peremptory exception of lack of legislative authority to sue the state and its agency. The suit, filed on August 19, 1974, declares that an accident occurred on May 6, 1974, when a truck tire, which William E. Stilley was repairing, exploded and allegedly caused the injuries for which he is seeking redress. An inmate at the state penitentiary, Stilley...

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