HARRINGTON v. CITY OF ABBEVILLE

No. 84-582.

471 So.2d 1160 (1985)

Preston HARRINGTON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF ABBEVILLE, et al., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

June 26, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel R. Cicero, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

Darrell J. Hartman, Abbeville, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FORET, LABORDE and YELVERTON, JJ.


YELVERTON, Judge.

From a total damage award of $107,659 against the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, in favor of Preston Harrington, Jr., and his wife, based on injuries sustained when he tripped on an exposed reinforcement rod of a state-maintained street and curb, the DOTD appealed, arguing issues of both liability and quantum. We find no error. We affirm.

The original suit named both the City of Abbeville and the DOTD. The city was...

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