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DURBIN v. CITY OF BATON ROUGE

No. 12335.

366 So.2d 1020 (1978)

Janet Voorhies DURBIN et al. v. CITY OF BATON ROUGE et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

December 27, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Rea, Baton Rouge, of counsel for plaintiff-appellee Janet Voorhies Durbin, et al.

Parish Atty. Joseph F. Keogh, Asst. Parish Atty. Charles E. Pilcher, Baton Rouge, of counsel for defendant-appellant City of Baton Rouge, et al.

Before LANDRY, COVINGTON and PONDER, JJ.

PONDER, Judge.

The issues in this tort suit are: Does strict liability under LSA-C.C. Art. 2317 apply to governmental agencies; and what court costs are to be assessed to governmental agencies.

The lower court held that C.C. Art. 2317 did apply to the City of Baton Rouge and assessed all court costs to the city. We affirm.

The plaintiff, Janet Durbin, suffered personal injuries and property damage when a large tree limb fell onto her car which she...

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