WILLIAMS v. STATE EX REL. DSS

No. 37,923-CA.

865 So.2d 908 (2004)

Teresa Cooper WILLIAMS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE of Louisiana through the DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

January 28, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Singleton Law Firm by Curtis R. Joseph, Jr., Counsel for Appellant Reshonda L. Bradford.

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Counsel for Appellees State of Louisiana, Doss, Quiller Capers and Beverly Wilson.

Mark E. Posey, Assistant Attorney General, Abrams & Lafargue by Julie M. Lafargue, Shreveport, Counsel for Appellee Bettie Adger.

Before STEWART, GASKINS and CARAWAY, JJ.


STEWART, J.

Plaintiff, Teresa Cooper Williams ("Williams"), appeals the jury's finding of no negligence on the part of defendants, State of Louisiana through the Department of Social Services ("DSS") and Bettie Adger ("Adger"), in the death of her daughter, Jessie Cooper ("Jessie"), and the trial court's denial of her JNOV. For the reasons expressed herein, we affirm.

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