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ORTEGO v. STATE, DEPT. OF TRANSP. & DEV.

No. 95-830.

673 So.2d 1168 (1996)

Marius ORTEGO & Theresa Tate Ortego d/b/a Theresa's Dress Shop, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & DEVELOPMENT, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 24, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary J. Ortego, Ville Platte, for Marius Ortego et al.

Ronald Joseph Bertrand, Rayne, Bernard Lindes Knobloch, Jr., Baton Rouge, for State of Louisiana DOTD et al.

Before KNOLL, THIBODEAUX, and AMY, JJ.

KNOLL, Judge.

The State of Louisiana, Department of Transportation & Development (DOTD) appeals a jury verdict condemning it to pay Marius Ortego and his wife, Theresa Tate Ortego, d/b/a Theresa's Dress Shop, $432,830 for damages associated with the DOTD's widening of U.S. Highway 167 through Ville Platte, Louisiana. The jury determined that DOTD was negligent in its design, planning or construction of the highway and...

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