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SEAMAN v. HOWARD

No. 02-855.

834 So.2d 1288 (2002)

James A. SEAMAN, et ux v. Frank A. HOWARD and State of Louisiana, Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 30, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard N. Nugent, Jr., Alexandria, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

James A. Seaman, James E. Calhoun, Alexandria, Louisiana, For Defendants/Appellants.

Court composed of JOHN D. SAUNDERS, BILLIE COLOMBARO WOODARD, and MARC T. AMY, Judges.

WOODARD, Judge.

Through the Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPSC), the State of Louisiana appeals the trial court's allocation of fault to DPSC for Mr. Larry Jeansonne's escape from the Vernon Parish Correctional Facility and Mr. James A. Seaman's subsequent exposure to HIV. We reverse.

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In August of 1993, Mr. Jeansonne was convicted of cocaine possession and sentenced to two years at hard labor. After sentencing, DPSC returned...

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