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Louisiana Prisoner Paid $1,822 in Emotional Damages for Moving Dead Body
A Louisiana prisoner was paid $1,822 to settle emotional distress claims related to being forced to move the body of a prisoner who hung himself to death.
Mr. Cotton was a prisoner at the Shreveport City Jail when he was ordered to touch the body of a hepatitis B infected prisoner who hanged himself to death.
Cotton sued in state court alleging Defendant negligently failed to provide a standard and safe procedure for corpse removal, and forced a prisoner to perform Defendant?s duties. Cotton claimed that he suffered emotional distress as a result of the incident. In January, 1994, defendants paid Cotton $1,822 to settle the case before trial. Cotton was represented by James D. Turnage of Shreveport, Louisiana. See: Cotton v. City of Shreveport, case No. Unknown (Unknown State Ct.)(1996 WL 504621)
Mr. Cotton was a prisoner at the Shreveport City Jail when he was ordered to touch the body of a hepatitis B infected prisoner who hanged himself to death.
Cotton sued in state court alleging Defendant negligently failed to provide a standard and safe procedure for corpse removal, and forced a prisoner to perform Defendant?s duties. Cotton claimed that he suffered emotional distress as a result of the incident. In January, 1994, defendants paid Cotton $1,822 to settle the case before trial. Cotton was represented by James D. Turnage of Shreveport, Louisiana. See: Cotton v. City of Shreveport, case No. Unknown (Unknown State Ct.)(1996 WL 504621)
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Related legal case
Cotton v. City of Shreveport
| Year | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Cite | (Unknown State Ct.) (1996 WL 504621) |
| Level | State Trial Court |
| Conclusion | Settlement |
| Damages | 1,822.00 |
| Injunction Status | N/A |