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RHODES v. STATE EX REL. DOTD

No. 95-CA-1848.

674 So.2d 239 (1996)

Daniel L. RHODES, and Judy Dupre Rhodes, Individually and on Behalf of Their Minor Daughter, Michelle Rhodes v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, and State of Louisiana, Through the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 21, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, William Ford Dodd, Houma, Charles T. Williams, Jr., New Orleans, John Elliott Baker, Metairie, for Applicant.

Michael J. Samanie, Kentley Robert Fairchild, Herbert William Barnes, Jr., Houma, David Wyatt Robertson, Baton Rouge, Michael Glenn Gee, Thibodaux, Jerri Gaines Smitko, Houma, for Respondent.

Michael Robert Carson Riess, Avery Lea Griffin, Randal R. Cangelosi, New Orleans, for Embry Teel, Patricia Teel (Amicus Curiae).

Jeron J. LaFargue, Gretna, Hans Joseph Liljeberg, Harahan, Thomas G. Wilkinson, Gretna, for Jefferson Parish (Amicus Curiae).

Charles Leonard Patin, Jr., Robert H. Abbott, III, Baton Rouge, for Louisiana Municipal Association (Amicus Curiae).

William J. Doran, Jr., Richmond, VA, for Police Jury Association of Louisiana (Amicus Curiae).

William Thomas D'Zurilla, New Orleans, Blake George Arata, Jr., C. Perrin Rome, III, Metairie, for Gidget Begnaud Dugas, and Douglas James Begnaud (Amicus Curiae).

Donald Wyane Price, Baton Rouge, for Sloan Deumite (Amicus Curiae).

WATSON, Justice.*

These consolidated suits against the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPSC), arise out of an automobile accident. They allege both negligence and strict liability. The trial court entered judgment for the defendants. The court of appeal decided that the LSA-R.S. 9:2800 notice provisions are vestiges of sovereign immunity...

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