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SEVIN v. PARISH OF PLAQUEMINES

No. 2004-CA-1439.

901 So.2d 619 (2005)

Harold SEVIN, Sr., Angela Sevin and Harold Sevin, Jr. v. PARISH OF PLAQUEMINES and State of Louisiana.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 31, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.J. McKernan, McKernan Law Firm, Kirby J. Guidry, Guidry Law Firm, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellees.

Charles C. Foti, Jr., Attorney General, Marjorie G. O'Connor, Assistant Attorney General, LA Department of Justice, Litigation Division, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

(Court composed of Judge PATRICIA R. MURRAY, Judge JAMES F. McKAY, III, Judge DENNIS R. BAGNERIS, SR., Judge DAVID S. GORBATY, Judge EDWIN A. LOMBARD).

DAVID S. GORBATY, Judge.

The State of Louisiana appeals a judgment whereby it was found to be 65% liable for damages incurred by the Sevin family. For the following reasons, we vacate the trial court judgment and render.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY:

On July 25, 1995, Leona Sevin and two of her sons drowned in the Mississippi River near Fort Jackson in Plaquemines Parish. According to testimony, the family had been to this area before and observed...

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