Griffis v. Travelers Insurance Co.

SAVOY, Judge.

Plaintiff filed this tort suit against the City of Many, Louisiana, and its insurer, The Travelers Insurance Company, to recover damages for personal injuries received and medical expenses incurred when he was burned in a fire which occurred in the City Jail in Many, Louisiana, while plaintiff was incarcerated. The defendants denied the allegations of negligence, and expressly alleged that plaintiff’s injuries resulted from his own intentional act, thus barring any recovery.

The record reveals that on March 16, 1969, Mr. Edward Lewing, while on duty as a city policeman for the…