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VOELKEL v. STATE

No. 95 CA 0147.

671 So.2d 478 (1995)

Dan Martin VOELKEL v. The STATE of Louisiana; Town, City, Village or Municipality of Varnado; Town, City, Village or Municipality of Angie; The Parish of Washington; & The Washington Parish Police Jury.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Denied January 12, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack H. Tobias, Metairie, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Douglas W. Olsen, Baton Rouge, for Defendant-Appellee, State of Louisiana.

Eric D. Suben and Thomas J. Wagner, New Orleans, for Defendant-Appellee, Washington Parish Police Jury.

Before SHORTESS, PARRO and KUHN, JJ.

SHORTESS, Judge.

On May 9, 1987, a vehicle operated by Dan Martin Voelkel (plaintiff) veered off the paved surface of Louisiana Highway 21 in Washington Parish and overturned in a roadside drainage ditch. Plaintiff alleges that as a result of contact with raw sewerage in the ditch, he suffered serious and substantial physical injuries. He sued the State of Louisiana and the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (which are treated...

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