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PETERSON v. STATE EX REL. LOUISIANA STATE PEN.

No. 10530.

325 So.2d 636 (1976)

Jim PETERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The STATE of Louisiana, Through the LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY and the Department of Corrections, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

January 12, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Byron Magbee, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant.

William Maynor, Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellees.

Before SARTAIN, BAILES and PICKETT, JJ.

SARTAIN, Judge.

Plaintiff, an inmate at Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, Louisiana, was injured on June 8, 1971, when he was attempting to dislodge an obstruction in a sewer line on the grounds of the penitentiary. He charges that the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Corrections, is negligent in (1) failing to provide plaintiff with a safe place to work; (2) failing to provide him with safe and proper tools; and (3) failing to maintain a proper sewer...

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