HICKS v. STATE

No. 34,890-CA.

802 So.2d 1005 (2001)

Ruth Laverne Welch HICKS, Alvis A. Hicks, Jr., Danny Lee Hicks, David Alan Hicks, Bennie Ray Hicks and Mary Elizabeth Hicks Dortch, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE of Louisiana, Department of Transportation and Development, et al, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

December 7, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Joseph Roberts, III, Counsel for Appellants.

Tommy J. Adkins, Ruston, Don C. Burns, Counsel for Appellees.

Before WILLIAMS, STEWART and KOSTELKA, JJ.


WILLIAMS, J.

The defendant, State of Louisiana, Department of Transportation and Development ("DOTD"), appeals a judgment in favor of plaintiffs ("The Hicks") for damages resulting from an automobile accident. For the following reasons, the trial court's judgment is affirmed, insofar as it finds liability on the part of DOTD. The judgment is amended as to quantum, and, as amended, affirmed.

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