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WISE v. LA. DEPT. OF TRANSP. & DEVELOPMENT

No. 84-64.

470 So.2d 954 (1985)

William L. WISE, Jr. and Mrs. Thelma Allen Wise, on Behalf of the Minor, William Leon Wise, III, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & DEVELOPMENT, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 15, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. King, Baton Rouge, Staggord Stewart and Potter, Larry A. Stewart and Walter E. May, Alexandria, for defendants-appellants.

T. Michael Masterson and Jack B. Wise of Wise and Masterson, Thibodeaux, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before DOMENGEAUX, DOUCET, YELVERTON, KNOLL and KING, JJ.

DOUCET, Judge.

William L. Wise, Jr. and Thelma Allen Wise brought this suit on behalf of their minor grandson, William Leon Wise, III, for the wrongful death of his mother, Jo Ann Wise. The trial court entered a judgment in favor of the plaintiff and against the State of Louisiana, Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), for $81,165. The basis of this liability was the failure of DOTD to maintain a safe highway shoulder at the site of the collision, which...

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