WILSON v. STATE, THROUGH DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS

No. 6693.

364 So.2d 1313 (1978)

Debra WILSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE of Louisiana, THROUGH the DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Refused January 12, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fruge & Vidrine, Jack C. Fruge, Sr., Ville Platte, for defendant-appellant.

Jackson, Smith & Ford, S. Chris Smith, III, Leesville, for plaintiff-appellee.

Rodney W. Schamerhorn, Leesville, for defendant-appellee.

Before CULPEPPER, GUIDRY and FORET, JJ.


FORET, Judge.

Debra K. Wilson instituted this suit for personal injuries received when the pickup truck in which she was a passenger collided with a large tree lying across Louisiana Highway 28. She alleges that the accident occurred solely as a result of the negligence of the defendant, Department of Highways, in not removing or otherwise attending to this tree which, prior to falling across the highway, was leaning out...

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