JONES v. HANKINS

No. 11467.

348 So.2d 758 (1977)

Autry Lee JONES v. Captain William HANKINS, Louisiana State Penitentiary.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

July 11, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Autry Lee Jones in pro. per.

Patrick J. Briney, Baton Rouge, of counsel, for defendant-appellee Capt. Wm. Hankins, La. State Penitentiary.

Before ELLIS, CHIASSON and PONDER, JJ.


PONDER, Judge.

This is a suit for damages to personal property. Plaintiff has appealed.

The only issue on appeal is whether the lower court committed manifest error in dismissing plaintiff's suit against defendant.

We affirm.

At the time of the alleged incident, plaintiff was an inmate and the defendant a correctional officer at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. Plaintiff was playing his combination radio-tape player without the use of...

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