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HANCHETT v. STATE

No. 2006 CA 1678.

977 So.2d 78 (2007)

William L. HANCHETT, Jr. and Cheryl Bajon St. Romain v. STATE of Louisiana, through The DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

November 7, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Jerome D'Aquila, New Roads, Louisiana, for Plaintiffs/Appellees William L. Hanchett, Jr. and Cheryl Bajon St. Romain.

Charles C. Foti, Jr., Attorney General by David E. Marquette, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development.

Before WHIPPLE, KUHN, DOWNING, GAIDRY, and WELCH, JJ.

GAIDRY, J.

This highway-defect suit was filed by the parents of a driver killed in a single-vehicle accident on Highway 75 in Iberville Parish. For the following reasons, we amend and affirm as amended.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On August 28, 1994, William L. "Little Billy" Hanchett, III was killed in an automobile accident on Highway 75 in Iberville Parish. Little Billy had been out drinking and shooting...

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