BLACKMAN v. STATE, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS

No. 10938.

209 So.2d 545 (1968)

Albert C. BLACKMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

February 5, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brumfield, Turner & Cooper, Baton Rouge, for appellant.

William J. Doran, Jr., William T. Kivett, Baton Rouge for appellee.

Before AYRES, BOLIN and PRICE, JJ.


BOLIN, Judge.

While Albert Blackman was driving his automobile across a drawbridge on U.S. Highway #165 near Columbia, Louisiana, with Thurman R. Franklin and Clark C. Franklin riding as guest passengers, the Blackman vehicle crashed through a barricade and plunged into the Ouachita River resulting in personal injuries to Blackman and the death of the Franklin brothers. This is an action by Blackman for damages for personal injuries and medical expenses incurred by...

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