EDWARDS v. STATE

No. 21093-CA.

556 So.2d 644 (1990)

Martha B. EDWARDS and Danny Edwards, Individually and on Behalf of the Minor, Justin Edwards, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE of Louisiana, Ouachita Parish Police Jury, Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Department, Laymond Godwin and Richard Mathews, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

January 24, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barnes, Jefferson & Robertson by Stephen A. Jefferson, Monroe, for defendants-appellants.

Bruscato, Loomis & Street by C. Daniel Street, Monroe, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before MARVIN, FRED W. JONES, Jr. and SEXTON, JJ.


MARVIN, Judge.

In this appeal of a judgment awarding damages to parents and their four-year-old son for injuries arising out of the abduction of the mother and son by an escaped prisoner, the issues are whether the duty of the sheriff-custodian of the escapee was breached and, if so, whether the duty extended to protect these plaintiffs in their particular circumstances.

In addition to raising the above issues, the sheriff and his liability insurer alternatively...

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