MATLOCK v. STATE EX REL. DOTD

No. 2000-CA-0350.

782 So.2d 100 (2001)

Greg MATLOCK, Sr., Paul Matlock, Donald Longfellow, and Sebastian Melerine v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, ABC Insurance Company, Parish of St. Bernard, St. Bernard Parish Council, and XYZ Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied May 4, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn E. Diaz, Carlos Zelaya, II, Chalmette, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellees.

Caleb H. Didriksen, III, Diane R. Cosenza, Didriksen Law Firm, L.L.C., New Orleans, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant.

Court composed of Judges JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, JAMES F. McKAY, III.


MURRAY, Judge.

Defendant, the State of Louisiana through the Department of Transportation and Development ["DOTD"], appeals the judgment of the district court holding it liable to plaintiffs for injuries they incurred in a single vehicle accident on Louisiana Highway 300, also known as Delacroix Highway. On August 18, 1997, at approximately 1:00 a.m., a pick-up truck being driven by plaintiff Greg Matlock allegedly hit a rut in the road, veered off the highway and...

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