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CHAMBERLAIN v. STATE, THROUGH DOTD

No. CA91 1942.

621 So.2d 1118 (1993)

Wilmer CHAMBERLAIN and Beverly Leblanc Chamberlain, individually and on behalf of their minor son, Chad Anthony Chamberlain v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, and ABC Lighting & Electrical Contractors, Inc.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

January 20, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Porteous, III, New Orleans, for plaintiffs and appellees—Wilmer Chamberlain et al.

Stephen P. Callahan, Houma, for defendant and appellant—Dept. of Transp. & Development.

Estelle E. Mahoney, Houma, for intervenor, Louis J. St. Martin.

Before LOTTINGER, C.J., and FOIL and FOGG, JJ.

FOIL, Judge.

In this appeal, we are asked to review the trial court's rulings on liability and quantum. Also presented for review is the constitutionality of the statutory limitation on general damages in a personal injury suit against the State. The trial court entered judgment against the State, limiting the amount of general damages to $500,000.00. We affirm.

FACTS

On June 13, 1987, plaintiff, seventeen-year-old Chad Chamberlain, nearly drowned...

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