HUMPHRIES v. LA. DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS, DIV. OF TRANSP.

No. 88-146.

545 So.2d 610 (1989)

King HUMPHRIES, Jr., et al. Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION, et al. Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 24, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack F. Owens, Jr., Harrisonburg, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Smith, Taliaferro, Seibert, Boothe & Purris, Leo Boothe, Jonesville, Wm. Guste, Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellants.

Before DOMENGEAUX, STOKER and KNOLL, JJ.


KNOLL, Judge.

This appeal addresses DOTD's liability for the placement of an "End Construction" sign in a curve on the shoulder of a highway, and the trial court's assessment of damages.

The State of Louisiana, Department of Transportation and Development (hereafter DOTD), appeals an adverse judgment of the trial court which found the fault of DOTD and Charles Shaw, an eastbound motorist, combined to cause an automobile accident which resulted in the death...

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