SHIELDS v. STATE THROUGH DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 12980.

380 So.2d 123 (1979)

Daryl SHIELDS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE of Louisiana Through the DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS et al., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

December 27, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garic Kenneth Barranger, Covington, for plaintiff-appellant Daryl shields.

John Digiulio, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee State of Louisiana, thru Department of Corrections.

Before EDWARDS, LEAR and SARTAIN, JJ.


SARTAIN, Judge.

This is a personal injury suit brought by an inmate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.

On March 16, 1975, Daryl Shields, a seventeen year old prisoner, was approached by another inmate, one Hewitt Molex, who wanted to enter into a homosexual relationship with Shields. Molex had made similar advances on previous occasions but the plaintiff had declined those attempts and did so again at that time. He and Molex had argued at times...

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