Legal Opinion

Corsey v. State, Through Dept. of Corrections

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided October 8, 1979No. 63931PublishedCited by 241 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

375 So.2d 1319 (1979)

James CORSEY, Plaintiff-Appellant-Relator,

v.

The STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants-Appellees-Respondents.

No. 63931.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 8, 1979.

Joseph S. Russo, Jefferson, for plaintiff-applicant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., J. Marvin Montgomery, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant-respondent.

TATE, Justice.

The plaintiff Corsey was a prisoner at the state penitentiary. He sues the state department of corrections for personal injuries sustained on June 18, 1972. He did not file suit so as to interrupt prescription…

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2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Cartwright v. Chrysler Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
  2. Cartwright v. Chrysler CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
  3. Dean v. Hercules IncorporatedSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  4. Hyman v. Hibernia Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
  5. Arkansas Natural Gas Co. v. SartorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1935

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3Cited by241 opinions

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  4. Robert T. McGregor v. Louisiana State University Board of SupervisorsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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