McGEE v. STATE THROUGH DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 14942.

417 So.2d 416 (1982)

James McGEE, # 73523 v. The STATE of Louisiana Through the LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS and/or the Louisiana Board of Corrections.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

June 29, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert D. Downing, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant James McGee.

Archie Perry, Staff Atty., Dept. of Justice, Brady Louis Jones, III, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee State of Louisiana, Through Louisiana Dept. of Corrections and/or Louisiana Bd. of Corrections.

Before COVINGTON, COLE and WATKINS, JJ.


COLE, Judge.

The issue presented is whether or not the State is liable for James McGee's personal injuries sustained while he was incarcerated at Angola State Prison.

On July 30, 1976, plaintiff and a fellow inmate, James Carney, had an argument which resulted in Carney injuring plaintiff with a yard tool known as a "ditch bank blade." The argument arose at approximately 10:00 A.M. in the dormitory at Camp I at Angola. Camp I is a minimum security camp with...

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