REESE EX REL. NABONNE v. STATE

No. 2002 CA 1429.

845 So.2d 620 (2003)

Donald REESE and Verna Nabonne on Behalf of Her Minor Child, James J. NABONNE v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS and Louisiana State Penitentiary.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 9, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin P. Mouton, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant Donald Reese.

Robin L. Jones, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee State of Louisiana, et al.

Before: FITZSIMMONS, GUIDRY, and PETTIGREW, JJ.


GUIDRY, J.

In this wrongful death and survival action, plaintiff, Donald Reese, appeals the trial court's judgment granting defendant's, State of Louisiana, Department of Public Safety and Corrections (State), peremptory exception raising the objection of no right of action. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On April 30, 2000, James Williams Jr. died while serving as an inmate at Louisiana State Penitentiary at...

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