Legal Opinion
Bridgewater v. State Through Dept. of Corr.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 27, 1983No. 83-C-0072PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
434 So.2d 383 (1983)
Henry BRIDGEWATER
v.
STATE of Louisiana Through the DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.
No. 83-C-0072.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 27, 1983.
Gregory F. Gambel, Cummings & Gambel, New Orleans, for applicant.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Houston T. Penn, J. Marvin Montgomery, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.
CALOGERO, Justice.
Plaintiff, Henry Bridgewater, an inmate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola filed suit against the State of Louisiana through the Department of Corrections, seeking damages for injuries he sustained at the penitentiary. Following a trial before a…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Smolinski v. TaulliSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Soileau v. South Cent. Bell Tel. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Chaney v. BrupbacherLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
- McInnis v. Fireman's Fund Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Hano v. DEPT. OF TRANSP. & DEVELOPMENTLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
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