LABORDE v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS

No. 4655.

300 So.2d 579 (1974)

Harold LABORDE et ux., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 10, 1974.

Writ Refused November 22, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan C. Harris, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

E. M. Nichols, Lake Charles, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before HOOD, MILLER and DOMENGEAUX, JJ.


HOOD, Judge.

This is a suit for damages instituted by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Laborde against the Louisiana Department of Highways, arising out of a motor vehicle accident allegedly caused by a defect in a state highway on which plaintiffs were traveling. The trial court rendered judgment in favor of plaintiffs, and defendant appealed. We reverse.

The principal issues presented are: (1) Did a potentially dangerous defect...

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