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RIDER v. STANSBERRY

Nos. 11-1430, 11-1431.

87 So.3d 989 (2012)

Nelwin RIDER v. Jack STANSBERRY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 4, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Homer E. Barousse, Jr. , John Franklin Craton , Barousse & Craton, L.L.C., Crowley, LA, John Franklin Weeks, II , T. Allen Usry , Ursy, Weeks & Matthews, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants/Appellants, Acadia Parish Sheriff's Department, Wayne Melancon, Acadia Parish Sheriff, Frank Privat, Acadia Parish Sheriff Deputy, Eby Henry, Former Warden, Acadia Parish Justice Center, Princeton Excess and Surplus Lines Ins. Company.

J. Wendel Fusilier , Jacob B. Fusilier , J. Wendel Fusilier, APLC, Ville Platte, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Nelwin Rider.

Court composed of OSWALD A. DECUIR, JIMMIE C. PETERS, and J. DAVID PAINTER, Judges.

PETERS, J.

This litigation stems from the September 20, 2007 escape of Jack Stansberry, a prisoner in the custody of the Acadia Parish Sheriffs Department. Four days later, the plaintiff, Nelwin Rider, sustained physical injuries when the escapee hijacked a vehicle in Ville Platte, Louisiana, and, when fleeing the scene, struck her with the vehicle. Ms. Rider brought this action to recover for her damages and named Stansberry as a defendant, along with Wayne Melancon...

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