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CORSEY v. STATE, THROUGH DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 63931.

375 So.2d 1319 (1979)

James CORSEY, Plaintiff-Appellant-Relator, v. The STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants-Appellees-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 8, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph S. Russo, Jefferson, for plaintiff-applicant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., J. Marvin Montgomery, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant-respondent.

TATE, Justice.

The plaintiff Corsey was a prisoner at the state penitentiary. He sues the state department of corrections for personal injuries sustained on June 18, 1972. He did not file suit so as to interrupt prescription until June 25, 1974.1 Since this legal demand was made more than one year after the tortious injury was sustained, La.Civ.C. arts. 3536, 3537, his suit was dismissed as prescribed. 366 So.2d 964

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