HAMPTON v. STATE

No. 12801.

376 So.2d 980 (1979)

Eugene HAMPTON v. STATE of Louisiana et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Refused November 30, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory Eaton, Baton Rouge, of counsel for plaintiff-appellant Eugene Hampton.

Annette Seng, Baton Rouge, of counsel for defendant-appellee State of Louisiana et al.

Before LANDRY, EDWARDS and LEAR, JJ.


LANDRY, Judge.

Plaintiff (Appellant) appeals from judgment dismissing his action against the State of Louisiana and the State of Louisiana Through the Department of Corrections (Defendants) for damages for personal injuries received when a fellow inmate of Angola State Penitentiary threw a caustic substance on plaintiff while both men were incarcerated in Cell Block A, a maximum security facility. We affirm.

Appellant alleges that Defendants were negligent...

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