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BREWER v. STATE, THROUGH DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 92 CA 0590.

618 So.2d 991 (1993)

Grady BREWER, v. STATE of Louisiana, through DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

April 23, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Courtney Wilson, Metairie, for plaintiff-appellant, Grady Brewer.

Joseph Erwin Kopsa, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee, State of Louisiana thru the Department of Corrections.

Before CARTER, LeBLANC and PITCHER, JJ.

PITCHER, Judge.

Plaintiff, Grady Brewer, an inmate at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, brought this tort suit against the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Corrections (DOC)1, for injuries he received when he was set on fire by another inmate. From a judgment dismissing his suit, plaintiff appeals.

FACTS

On December 4, 1975, while plaintiff was resting on his bed in his cell, he felt something...

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