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SCOTT v. STATE

No. 92 CA 0313.

618 So.2d 1053 (1993)

Leo SCOTT and Faye Payne, Individually and as Administrators of the Estate of their Minor Son, Eric Payne Scott v. STATE of Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, City of Baton Rouge and Baton Rouge City Police Department.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Denied July 1, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sandra L. Everett, Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs-appellants Leo Scott, et al.

William Lowery, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellees State of Louisiana, et al.

Before LOTTINGER, C.J., and FOIL and FOGG, JJ.

LOTTINGER, Chief Judge.

This is a tort action brought by the parents of a thirteen year old child, Eric Scott Payne, who hung himself while in the custody of the Baton Rouge City Police Juvenile Detention Center. The parents of the deceased child seek damages for wrongful death and also bring a survival action on behalf of their child. The following governmental entities were named as defendants in the suit: the State of Louisiana, the Parish of East Baton Rouge,...

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