CAY v. STATE, DOTD

No. 93-C-0887.

631 So.2d 393 (1994)

James C. CAY, Jr. and Annie Ruth Mott Cay v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied February 24, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., New Orleans, David E. Lafargue, Marksville, for applicant.

Virgil R. Purvis, Jr., Jonesville, for respondent.


LEMMON, Justice.*

This is a wrongful death action filed by the parents of Keith Cay, who was killed in a fall from a bridge constructed and maintained by the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD). The principal issues are (1) whether plaintiffs proved that DOTD's construction of the bridge railing at a height lower than the minimum standard for pedestrian traffic was a cause-in-fact of Cay's fall from the bridge, and (2)...

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