GIBBS v. DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY

No. 86-1243.

524 So.2d 817 (1988)

Cathryn E. GIBBS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 3, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shelby Bonhannon, Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellant.

Bolen & Erwin (James Bolen), Alexandria, for defendant-appellee.

Before DOMENGEAUX, DOUCET, and YELVERTON, JJ.


DOMENGEAUX, Judge.

The plaintiff-appellant, Cathryn Gibbs, filed suit against defendant-appellee, the State of Louisiana, Through the Department of Public Safety, for injuries she sustained when she exited a moving police vehicle after she had been arrested for Driving While Intoxicated. Plaintiff argued that the arresting State Trooper had been negligent in transporting her and, as such, was liable for her injuries. The Trial Court, after reviewing all of the evidence...

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