RACHAL v. STATE, DEPT. OF TRANSP. & DEV.

No. 86-380.

505 So.2d 999 (1987)

Tammaye RACHAL, Plaintiff-Appellant-Appellee, v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, Defendant-Appellee-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 5, 1987.

Writ Denied June 12, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Davis, Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellant-appellee.

Jerry Finley, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee-appellant.

Before LABORDE, YELVERTON and KING, JJ.


KING, Judge.

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether or not the trial court erred in finding the decedent 90 percent comparatively negligent in causing an automobile accident.

Tammaye Rachal (hereinafter plaintiff), individually and on behalf of her minor daughter, Jamie Lynn Rachal (hereinafter the child), instituted a wrongful death action against the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (hereinafter defendant...

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