Brewer v. State, ex rel. Department of Corrections

PITCHER, Judge.

Plaintiff, Grady Brewer, an inmate at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, brought this tort suit against the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Corrections (DOC)1, for injuries he received when he was set on fire by another inmate. From a judgment dismissing his suit, plaintiff appeals.

FACTS

On December 4,1975, while plaintiff was resting on his bed in his cell, he felt something hit his face. When plaintiff opened his eyes, he saw another inmate, Joseph Chase, squirting lighter fluid into his cell. Chase then threw a match into the cell, setting plaintiff and his…