PLAISANCE v. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS

No. 5019.

132 So.2d 925 (1960)

Rita PLAISANCE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, State of Louisiana, Ecton Plaisance and Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

On Rehearing April 10, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Crosby Pegues, Jr., Philip K. Jones, D. Ross Banister, Baton Rouge, for appellant.

Alex P. Rouly, St. Martinville, T. C. W. Ellis, New Orleans, for appellee.

Before ELLIS, LOTTINGER and TATE, JJ.


TATE, Judge.

The state Department of Highways appeals from judgment awarding plaintiff-appellee the sum of $4,000. Pursuant to legislative authorization conferred by Act 282 of 1958, the plaintiff filed this suit to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly resulting from the negligent performance of his duties by a bridge tender employed by the defendant agency.

On June 1, 1959, four days before the trial court judgment in the present suit, our Supreme...

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