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ADAMS v. DEPT. OF TRANSP. AND DEV.

No. 87 CA 1212.

536 So.2d 476 (1988)

Earlis J. ADAMS v. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF the STATE OF LOUISIANA, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

November 22, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnny X. Allemand, Thibodaux, for plaintiff-appellee, Earlis J. Adams, et al.

Philip J. McMahon, Jason Lyons, Houma, for defendants-appellants, Louisiana Dept. of Public Safety and Travelers Ins. Co.

William A. Stark, Weeks & Stark, Houma, for defendant-appellant, State of Louisiana, Dept. of Transp. and Development.

Elizabeth R. Smyth, Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, Metairie, for intervenor-appellee, American Mut. Liability Ins. Co.

Before EDWARDS, SHORTESS and SAVOIE, JJ.

SHORTESS, Judge.

Earlis J. Adams was traveling north on Louisiana Highway 308 in Lafourche Parish around noon on December 10, 1981. It was grinding season and Adams was taking a full load of sugarcane from a field below Lockport to a mill in Raceland. He rounded a curve and saw a Louisiana State Police vehicle, lights flashing, traveling near the center line. Adams was traveling approximately 35 miles per hour as he came out of the curve; and as the police vehicle...

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