LOPITZ v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS

No. 5072.

268 So.2d 269 (1972)

Nicholas LOPITZ, Individually, et al. v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

October 17, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Jones, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

LeBrun, Karno, Lockhart & Brainis, Leon I. Brainis, Metairie, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before SAMUEL, CHASEZ and LEMMON, JJ.


LEMMON, Judge.

This is a suit by Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Lopitz to recover damages for personal injuries incurred by them and their minor son, Nicholas, Jr., and for the wrongful death of their minor son, Beau. The accident occurred when Lopitz's car plunged into Bayou Willow in Jefferson Parish.

After a trial on the merits, the district court found the Louisiana Department of Highways negligent in failing to adequately warn motorists of the dangerous condition...

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