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BECNEL v. CHARLET

No. CA-5627.

569 So.2d 9 (1990)

Kirt A. BECNEL v. Jeffrey D. CHARLET and the State of Louisiana.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied January 4, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne E. Garrett, Charbonnet & Charbonnet, New Orleans, for plaintiff/appellant.

Timothy O'Dowd, William J. Guste, Jr., Attys. Gen., Jesse James Marks, Chief, New Orleans Office, Dale Wilks, Asst. Atty. Gen., A.F. Benoit, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chief, Antitrust Section, La. Dept. of Justice New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before SCHOTT, C.J., and LOBRANO and PLOTKIN, JJ.

SCHOTT, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff, Kirt A. Becnel, was injured when his hand struck a sharp chisel in the hand of defendant, Jeffrey D. Charlet. His suit for damages against Charlet and the State of Louisiana was dismissed and he has appealed. The principal issue is whether the trial court erred in finding that Charlet's conduct did not constitute negligence.

Plaintiff was an inmate in the custody of the Department of Corrections at Jackson Barracks, a minimum...

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