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MANUEL v. CITY OF JEANERETTE

No. 95-1202.

702 So.2d 709 (1997)

Ethel MANUEL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF JEANERETTE, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

September 10, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Winand Thomas, New Orleans, for Ethel Manuel.

L. Lane Roy, Lafayette, for City of Jeanerette et al.

Before THIBODEAUX, SAUNDERS, WOODARD, PETERS and AMY, JJ.

THIBODEAUX, Judge.

Ethel Manuel filed suit against the City of Jeanerette for the wrongful death of her son, Wilbert Manuel, who hung himself while incarcerated in the Jeanerette City Jail. Following a bench trial, the City of Jeanerette was found to be negligent in the supervision of the incarcerated decedent. The court awarded $65,000.00 in wrongful death damages and $85,000.00 in survival damages. The defendant appeals from this judgment. For the following reasons...

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