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

No. 88-1143.

558 So.2d 320 (1990)

James LLORENCE, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 14, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Oliver, Baton Rouge, and Stafford, Stewart, Kay Michels, Alexandria, for defendant-appellant.

Brittain, Williams, Jack O. Brittain, Natchitoches, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before DOMENGEAUX, C.J., and GUIDRY and YELVERTON, JJ.


DOMENGEAUX, Chief Judge.

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Llorence, Sr. filed this wrongful death suit against the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), after two of their children, Bryan, 17, and Florence Ann, 16, were killed in a one-car accident on Louisiana Highway 493 near Melrose, Louisiana.

After trial on the merits, the district judge concluded DOTD's negligence was the sole cause of the accident. He awarded each parent $150,000.00 for the loss...

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