PATTERSON v. STATE

No. 95-1668.

685 So.2d 473 (1996)

Tracey PATTERSON, Plaintiff-Appellee and Appellant, v. STATE of Louisiana, et al., Defendants-Appellants and Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied February 21, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Clifford Dixon, Baton Rouge, for Tracey Patterson.

Roxie R. Foster, Tim Anthony Tullos, Edward M. Campbell, Assistant Attorney General, John G. Sheppard Jr., Baton Rouge, for State of Louisiana.

Donald J. Anzelmo, Monroe, David Michael Kaufman, Lafayette, for Douglas M. Rigler.

John J. Hainkel Jr., New Orleans, for Swanner & Associates.

Timothy John McNamara, Lafayette, for General Motors Corporation.

Joseph Shelby Cage Jr., Shreveport, Thomas B. Thompson, Lafayette, for U.S.A. on Behalf of the Veterans Administration.

Before YELVERTON, KNOLL, and COOKS, JJ.


KNOLL, Judge.

On August 19, 1982, plaintiffs, Douglas Rigler and Tracey Patterson, were injured in a one-vehicle accident that occurred on Highway 167 between Lafayette and Maurice. Plaintiffs assert that the accident was caused by a defective condition in the roadway, namely a three to four inch drop-off between the traveled portion of the highway and the shoulder. Plaintiffs also assert that instability of the shoulder was a contributing cause of the accident. Defendant...

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