DAVIS v. L.J. EARNEST, INC.

No. 25368-CA.

631 So.2d 63 (1994)

John W. DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. L.J. EARNEST, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

January 19, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Whitmeyer, Fischer & McMahon by Timothy R. Fischer, Margie Gray McMahon, Shreveport, for plaintiff-appellant.

Mayer, Smith & Roberts by Vicki C. Warner, Shreveport, for defendants-appellees.

Before SEXTON, NORRIS and STEWART, JJ.


NORRIS, Judge.

Plaintiff, John Davis, a Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) employee, brought this action against defendants, L.J. Earnest, Inc. (Earnest), general contractor, and its insurer, Valley Forge, for personal injuries sustained when his truck hit a 24 foot wide, 10 inch deep, unfilled hole in a portion of I-20 under construction. The trial court found Earnest negligent for failing to adequately warn Davis of the danger. It also found Davis...

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