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STATUM v. STATE, THROUGH DEPT. OF TRANSP.

No. 82-661.

429 So.2d 535 (1983)

Elaine STATUM, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 27, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hopkins & Little, James E. Hopkins, Sulphur, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Mengis, Durant & Carpenter, Lawrence A. Durant, Baton Rouge, Stockwell & Associates, Bernard H. McLaughlin, Jr., Raggio, Cappel, Chozen & Berniard, Stephen A. Berniard, Jr., Plauche, Smith & Nieset, Frank M. Walker, Lake Charles, for defendants-appellees.

Before FORET, CUTRER and KNOLL, JJ.

CUTRER, Judge.

This appeal arises out of a suit brought by Elaine Statum, individually and on behalf of her children against the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (Department of Highways) for the wrongful death of plaintiff's husband, Lester Statum. Statum died as a result of injuries received in a two-vehicle accident on Louisiana Highway 109 near Starks, Louisiana. There were other defendants initially but the claims against...

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