WOOD v. STATE DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS

No. 5569.

338 So.2d 739 (1976)

Willie Lee WOOD, Plaintiff-Appellee-Appellant, v. STATE of Louisiana Through DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS et al., Defendants-Appellants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 4, 1976.

Writ Refused January 12, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Doran, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellants-appellees.

Watson, Murchison, Crews & Arthur by William P. Crews, Jr., Natchitoches, Cook, Clark, Egan, Yancey & King by Herschel E. Richard, Jr., Shreveport, for plaintiff-appellee-appellant.

Before HOOD, CULPEPPER, MILLER, DOMENGEAUX and WATSON, JJ.


MILLER, Judge.

Defendant Department of Highways appeals the judgment awarding $120,149.57 to plaintiff Willie Lee Wood for personal injuries. Wood also appealed seeking to increase the award and to hold defendant Joseph Michael Mondello jointly liable for his injuries. We reverse the judgment against the Highway Department and award judgment to Wood against defendant Mondello.

This case was consolidated for trial and appeal with Mondello v. State, through...

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