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WILLIAMS v. STATE THROUGH DEPT. OF COR.

No. 11521.

351 So.2d 1273 (1977)

James C. WILLIAMS v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 21, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Michael Mooney, Lake Charles, of counsel for plaintiff-appellant James C. Williams.

Michael C. Barron, Staff Atty., Baton Rouge, of counsel for defendant-appellee State of La. through Dept. of Corrections.

Before BLANCHE, COVINGTON and CHIASSON, JJ.

COVINGTON, Judge:

Plaintiff, James C. Williams, an inmate of Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola), who sustained chest injuries in a stabbing incident by Andrew Harding, a fellow inmate, appeals from the judgment of the lower court dismissing his claim for damages. We affirm.

The applicable rule of law has been stated by the Louisiana Supreme Court in the case of Parker v. State, 282 So.2d 483, 486 (La., 1973), as...

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