WALKER v. STATE, THROUGH DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 11257.

346 So.2d 794 (1977)

Mrs. Mabel WALKER et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE of Louisiana THROUGH the DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 13, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. deGravelles, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff Mrs. Mabel Walker et ux., appellant.

Robert C. Funderburk, Jr., Staff Atty., Baton Rouge, for defendant State of Louisiana through the Department of Corrections, appellee.

Before SARTAIN, COVINGTON and LOTTINGER, JJ.


SARTAIN, Judge.

This is a suit in tort by the survivors of John Walker, an inmate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, who was fatally wounded there on November 22, 1973.

On that date, Walker, a twenty-two year old prisoner who had been at the penitentiary for approximately four months, was stabbed to death by Samuel Robinson, another inmate, for unknown reasons. This action seeks damages from the State...

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