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CHARLES v. PICKENS

No. 6001.

346 So.2d 1329 (1977)

Whitney CHARLES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Peter PICKENS et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 24, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Kenneth Boagni, Jr. and Otis E. Lomenick, Jr., Opelousas, for plaintiff-appellee.

Gist, Methvin & Trimble by H. B. Gist, Jr., Alexandria, for defendant-appellee.

Before DOMENGEAUX, GUIDRY and ROGERS, JJ.

GUIDRY, Judge.

For the reasons assigned in the companion case of Shively et al. v. Pickens et al., 346 So.2d 1314, we conclude that the accident giving rise to this litigation was caused solely and proximately by the negligence of the defendant, State of Louisiana, through the Department of Highways. Accordingly, we affirm the trial court's determination that the defendant is liable in damages to the plaintiff.

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