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JOHNSON v. STATE, DEPT. OF TRANSP. AND DEV.

No. 85-1126.

497 So.2d 768 (1986)

Ruby Thibodeaux JOHNSON, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 9, 1986.

Writ Denied February 6, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles R. Albright, II, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant.

J. Wendel Fusilier, Ville Platte, for plaintiff-appellee.

Percy, Smith, etc. Alexandria, Katherine Loos of Jeansonne, Briney, Lafayette, Jerry J. Falgoust of Brinkhaus, Dauzat, Opelousas, for defendants-appellees.

Before DOMENGEAUX, YELVERTON and KNOLL, JJ.

KNOLL, Judge.

The State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) appeals the trial court's damage award of $361,259.42 to Ruby Thibodeaux Johnson and her three major children for the wrongful death of Eulid Johnson and for Ruby Johnson's personal injuries. The accident occurred when the truck Eulid Johnson was driving collided with a bridge abutment on U.S. Hwy. 167, just north of Turkey Creek, while the roadway was under construction...

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