TOWNSEND v. STATE, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS

No. 4896.

309 So.2d 887 (1975)

Mrs. Beverly H. TOWNSEND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 15, 1975.

Writ Granted June 13, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Skye, Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellant.

William T. Kivett, Philip K. Jones, Norman L. Sisson, Robert J. Jones, William J. Doran, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee Highway Dept.

Gold, Hall, Hammill & Little, by John F. Simon, Alexandria, for defendant-appellee La. Paving Co.

Howard N. Nugent, of Ford & Nugent, Alexandria, for defendant-appellee.

Before HOOD, MILLER and WATSON, JJ.


HOOD, Judge.

This suit was instituted by Mrs. Beverly Holmes Townsend, as natural tutrix for her minor son, Rory I. Vanderlick, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by her son when he was thrown from his bicycle while riding on a public street in the City of Alexandria. The defendants are State of Louisiana, through the Department of Highways, Louisiana Paving Company, Inc., and City of Alexandria. The trial court rendered judgment for defendants, rejecting...

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