Legal Opinion
Hill v. Hathaway
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 16, 1999No. 32,016-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
(t CARAWAY, J.
In this tort action arising out of a prison riot, an injured deputy sheriff appeals an adverse judgment dismissing his claim of negligence against the sheriff. Finding that the untimely filed delictual action against the sheriff prescribed, we affirm the trial court’s ruling.
Facts and Procedural History
On May 17, 1992, the plaintiff, Darren Wayne Hill, was injured in a prison riot while he was on duty as a Caddo Parish deputy. Exactly one year later on May 17, 1993, Hill attempted to file a petition signed by him in proper person in Caddo Parish district court. However, the…
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