Avis Courteaux, Wife of/and Robert A. COURTEAUX, Sr., Individually, and as Legal Tutors of Their Minor Child, Christopher A. Courteaux
v.
STATE of Louisiana, through the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT and the St. Bernard Parish Government.
Joseph Martin Pelas, Sandy Ann Pelas, Angel Ann Pelas, Wife Of Carl Holcombe, Rachael Ann Pelas, Wife Of Peter Fontana, Jr. and Darlene Gonzales, Wife of Earl Johnston, On behalf of the Estate of Barbara Ann Pelas
v.
Christopher A. Courteaux, Progressive Insurance Company, ABC Insurance Company, Louisiana Power and Light Company, Def Insurance Company, Parish of St. Bernard, Ghi Insurance Company And Department of Transportation and Development, State of Louisiana
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
September 22, 1999.
Writ Denied January 28, 2000.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Sidney D. Torres, III, Roberta L. Burns, Gregory J. Noto, Law Offices of Sidney D. Torres, Chalmette, LA, Counsel For Plaintiffs Avis Courteaux, wife of/and Robert A. Courteaux, Sr., individually and as legal tutors of their minor child, Christopher A. Courteaux.
Gregory S. Duhy, Chalmette, LA, Counsel For Plaintiffs Joseph Martin Pelas, Sandy Ann Pelas, Angel Ann Pelas, wife of Carl Holcombe, Rachael Ann Pelas, wife of Peter Fontana, Jr. and Darlene Gonzales, wife of Earl Johnston, on behalf of the estate of Barbara Ann Pelas.
Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Jay C. Zainey, Special Assistant Attorney General, Metairie, LA, Counsel For Defendant, State Of Louisiana Department Of Transportation And Development.
Court composed of Judge STEVEN R. PLOTKIN, Judge CHARLES R. JONES and Judge MIRIAM G. WALTZER.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.
WALTZER, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
This suit arises out of a head-on collision between an automobile driven by Christopher Courteaux and one driven by Barbara Ann Pelas. The collision was fatal to both drivers. Courteaux's parents sued the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development and the St. Bernard Parish government. The Pelas family sued those defendants and Courteaux, his...
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