KNOTTS v. STATE, DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS

No. 8004.

395 So.2d 419 (1981)

Kenneth L. KNOTTS et ux., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 23, 1981.

Writs Refused May 6, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gold, Little, Simon, Weems & Bruser, John F. Simon, Alexandria, for defendant-appellant.

Thomas & Dunahoe, G. F. Thomas, Jr., Natchitoches, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Provosty, Sadler & DeLaunay, Ronald J. Fiorenza, Alexandria, for defendant-appellee.

William J. Doran, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee-appellant.

Before CULPEPPER, GUIDRY and CUTRER, JJ.


CUTRER, Judge.

This is a suit arising from a one-car accident in which Kirsten Lynn Knotts, eleven year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Knotts, Sr., was killed. Kirsten was a passenger in the vehicle being driven by her brother, Kenneth Knotts, Jr., a minor. The accident occurred on Louisiana Highway 153, which had been undergoing reconstruction by J. W. McDonald as contractor for the State of Louisiana Department of Highways (now Department of Transportation...

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