HALL v. STATE, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS

No. 2422.

213 So.2d 169 (1968)

Moses HALL and Eloise Hall, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 20, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Jones, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Dept. of Highways, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

Gold, Hall & Skye, by James D. Davis, Alexandria, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before TATE, SAVOY, and HOOD, JJ.


TATE, Judge.

The plaintiff parents sue for the wrongful death of their major daughter. The State Department of Highways is made defendant because of its alleged negligence in failing to properly place warning signs or barricades. The Department appeals from adverse judgment awarding damages. The plaintiffs answer the appeal and request an increase.

The principal issue of this appeal concerns whether the state Department of Highways or the local (Parish) governmental...

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