HUDSON v. STATE, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS

No. 4407.

289 So.2d 503 (1974)

Kenneth H. HUDSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 27, 1974.

Writ Refused April 19, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Kivett, La. Dept. of Highways, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

Pharis & Pharis by F. Jean Pharis, Walter M. Hunter, Jr., Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellee.

Gist, Methvin & Trimble by David A. Hughes, Alexandria, for defendant-appellee.

Before CULPEPPER, MILLER and DOMENGEAUX, JJ.


MILLER, Judge.

Defendant Louisiana Department of Highways appeals the judgment awarded plaintiff Kenneth H. Hudson based on the finding that the Department's negligence in failing to properly maintain the curbing on Louisiana Highway 28 was a legal cause of Hudson's accident. We affirm.

The two lane highway is of concrete construction paved to a width of approximately 21' 6" and serves as an east west link between Alexandria and Leesville. Near the point where...

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