WASHINGTON v. STATE EX REL. DSS

No. 40,878-CW.

927 So.2d 1224 (2006)

Felicia WASHINGTON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. STATE of Louisiana, through the DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Defendant-Applicant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

April 12, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles C. Foti, Jr., Mark E. Posey, Louisiana Department of Justice, for Applicant.

Williams Family Law Firm, L.L.C., by Joe Payne Williams, for Respondent.

Before STEWART, CARAWAY and DREW, JJ.


CARAWAY, J.

Plaintiff brings this personal injury claim which resulted from the actions of children whose custody had been the subject of actions by the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Social Services ("DSS"). DSS filed an exception of no cause of action which the trial court denied. The exception placed at issue whether the state agency may be held strictly liable for torts committed by children whose care, at the direction of the DSS, was placed with...

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