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HARRISON v. NATCHITOCHES PARISH SHER. DEPT.

No. 2004-928.

896 So.2d 101 (2004)

Peggy HARRISON and Raymond Hymes v. NATCHITOCHES PARISH SHERIFF'S DEPT., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 15, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald G. Kelly, Kelly, Townsend & Thomas, Natchitoches, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Raymond Hymes.

Laura J. Johnson, Natchitoches, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Peggy Harrison.

L. Lane Roy, Dawn L. Morris, Preis, Kraft & Roy, Lafayette, LA, Ronald Corkern, Jr., Corkern & Crews, Natchitoches, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Department Boyd B. Durr Victor Jones, Jr.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, SYLVIA R. COOKS, and MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, Judges.

COOKS, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

On October 9, 1999, Spencer Hymes, while incarcerated in the Natchitoches Parish Detention Center, was severely beaten by another inmate, Jerry "Lou" Johnson. Several months after this beating, Spencer Hymes died as a result of the injuries he sustained during the incident. Peggy Harrison and Raymond Hymes filed a wrongful death and survival action on behalf of their son, Spencer Hymes, against the Natchitoches Parish...

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