DEGGES v. STATE EX REL. DOTD

No. 40,112-CA.

911 So.2d 388 (2005)

Terri DEGGES, Individually and on Behalf of her Minor Child, Joshua Degges; Pamelay Hayes, Individually and on Behalf of the Estate of William R. Trippe; and Alexia Trippe, Michael Trippe and Georgia Day, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. The STATE of Louisiana Through the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (DOTD), Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 20, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnson & Placke, L.L.P., by Allan L. Placke, Don H. Johnson, West Monroe, for Appellants.

Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway by Bernard S. Johnson, Shreveport, The Downs Law Firm, A.P.C., by E. Ross Downs, Jr., Shawn D. Akers, Monroe, for Appellee.

Before GASKINS, PEATROSS & DREW, JJ.


PEATROSS, J.

This appeal arises out of an automobile accident that occurred in Bastrop, Louisiana which killed William Trippe and left his daughter, Terri Degges, and grandson, Joshua Degges, severely injured. After a one-week trial, the jury found that no conduct of the DOTD created an unreasonably dangerous condition at the intersection where the accident occurred and apportioned 100% of the fault for the accident to Mr. Trippe. Ms. Degges and her son appeal the...

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