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JOHNSON EX REL. JOHNSON v. DUMAS

No. 01-CA-1153.

811 So.2d 1085 (2002)

Rhoda JOHNSON, on Behalf of Her Minor Daughter, Renata JOHNSON v. Melvin DUMAS, Sr., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

February 26, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, John H. Ayres, III, Assistant Attorney General, Baton Rouge, LA, for State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Troy A. Broussard, Allen & Gooch, a Law Corporation, Lafayette, LA, for Melvin Dumas, Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Robert M. Becnel, Laplace, LA, for Renata Johnson, Plaintiff-Appellee.

Panel composed of Judges JAMES L. CANNELLA, MARION F. EDWARDS and SUSAN M. CHEHARDY.

CHEHARDY, Judge.

This appeal concerns apportionment of liability between two defendants cast in judgment for damages arising from a school bus accident as well as the quantum awarded for general damages. We affirm.

On April 17, 1996, 16-year-old Renata Johnson was a passenger on a school bus that overturned on the shoulder of Louisiana Highway 20 in St. James Parish. Renata was injured in the accident. Her mother subsequently brought suit on her behalf against...

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