CHERAMIE v. TUCKER

No. 73-3944 Summary Calendar.

493 F.2d 586 (1974)

Harrison J. CHERAMIE, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Honorable Ben N. TUCKER, etc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 6, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Cobb, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Robert C. Funderburk, Jr., Sp. Counsel, Baton Rouge, La., for Hon. Ben N. Tucker, et al.

Charles Wm. Roberts, Baton Rouge, La., for State of La. et al.

Before GEWIN, GODBOLD and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


GEWIN, Circuit Judge:

The appellant, Harrison Cheramie, was severely injured in an automobile accident on March 4, 1967. He brought suit against the Louisiana Department of Highways in the state district court alleging that his injuries resulted from the Department's failure to erect and maintain two traffic control devices. On the facts as found by the trial judge he was awarded a judgment in excess of $1.2 million. Under Louisiana's system of appellate review of...

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