DAWSON v. STATE, THROUGH DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 83 CA 0920.

452 So.2d 357 (1984)

Eugene DAWSON v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

June 26, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Dickinson, III, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant Eugene Dawson.

Joseph E. Kopsa, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee State of Louisiana, Through Dept. of Corrections.

Before COVINGTON, C.J., and COLE, and SAVOIE, JJ.


SAVOIE, Judge.

Plaintiff, Eugene Dawson, an inmate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, appeals the dismissal of his suit against the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Corrections, for work-related injuries he sustained at the penitentiary.

Plaintiff was the operator of a blanking machine at the Tag Plant on January 6, 1977, when he injured two fingers on his left hand while trying to repair...

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