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VANCE v. ORLEANS PARISH CRIM. SHERIFF'S DEPT.

No. CA-3728.

483 So.2d 1178 (1986)

Dorothy VANCE and Leroy Simmons v. ORLEANS PARISH CRIMINAL SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

February 14, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dwan S. Hilferty, New Orleans, for plaintiffs.

Salvador Anzelmo, City Atty., Virginia L. Smith, Asst. City Atty., New Orleans, for defendants.

Before GULOTTA, BYRNES and LOBRANO, JJ.

GULOTTA, Judge.

In this tort action by a former inmate for damages suffered while incarcerated in the House of Detention in New Orleans, plaintiffs appeal from the pretrial dismissal of their petition against the City of New Orleans. The basis of the City's motion to dismiss was that it had no responsibility for supervision or operation of the prison and could not be held liable for the alleged negligence of the deputy criminal sheriffs who staffed the facility. We...

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