DUPRE v. EVANGELINE PARISH POLICE JURY

No. 5028.

315 So.2d 148 (1975)

Johnny DUPRE, Jr., Plaintiff and Appellee, v. EVANGELINE PARISH POLICE JURY, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

June 24, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. William Pucheu, Ville Platte, and A. Bruce Rozas, Mamou, for defendant and appellant.

W. Glenn Soileau, Ville Platte, for plaintiff and appellee.

Before CULPEPPER, MILLER and DOMENGEAUX, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

The defendant Police Jury appeals a judgment awarding plaintiff damages. Plaintiff drove his car off the side of a narrow unmarked bridge on a parish road.

The issues are: (1) Was the bridge unreasonably hazardous for ordinary motorists using due care under the circumstances? (2) Was the plaintiff contributorily negligent in speeding or in failing to see the bridge?

NEGLIGENCE OF THE...

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