PETERMAN v. CITY OF HAMMOND

No. 12836.

378 So.2d 181 (1979)

John R. PETERMAN, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. CITY OF HAMMOND, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

November 12, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodney C. Cashe, Hammond, for plaintiff and appellee.

J. Mark Rolling, Hammond, for defendant and appellant.

Before ELLIS, CHIASSON and PONDER, JJ.


PONDER, Judge.

This is a suit for damages resulting from an automobile accident. The trial court found for plaintiff and defendant appealed.

We reverse.

The collision occurred in an intersection at which a stop sign had been damaged two days before in another accident.

The city has a duty to maintain devices installed for traffic control so as not to create traps or undue dangers. Lochbaum v. Bowman, 353 So.2d 379

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