Legal Opinion
Bastida v. State ex rel. Department of Corrections
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 13, 1972No. 9031PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLANCHE, Judge.
Plaintiff, Leonard J. Bastida, seeks to recover damages as a result of stab wounds he received on September 15, 1969, while he was an inmate of Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, Louisiana. The State of Louisiana, through the Department of Corrections is named as defendant.
Plaintiff alleges that the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur is applicable and, alternatively, that the injury was caused by negligence on the part of the defendant in the operation of the maximum security area. The principal allegations of negligence are that defendant placed plaintiff in an area where they…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- St. Julian v. StateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
3Cited by5 opinions
- Hudson v. McMillianSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Hughes v. SavellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Raney v. STATE, DEPT. OF CORRECTIONSLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Hudson v. McMillianSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Ricky Hughes v. Sgt. Mr. C. SavellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990