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HARRIS v. STATE EX REL. DOTD

No. 2007 CA 1566.

997 So.2d 849 (2008)

William HARRIS and Rozena Harris v. STATE of Louisiana, through the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

November 10, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis O. Unglesby, Robert M. Marionneaux, Jr., Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee, William Harris and Rozena Harris.

James D. "Buddy" Caldwell, Attorney General, Stacey Moak, Special Assistant Attorney General, Christopher W. Stidham, Christopher A. Mason, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant, State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development.

Before GAIDRY, McDONALD, and McCLENDON, JJ.

GAIDRY, J.

The State of Louisiana, through the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), appeals a judgment on a jury verdict, finding it liable to the plaintiffs, William Harris and Rozena Harris, for damages resulting from their daughter's death in a motor vehicle accident on a state highway. For the following reasons, we amend the judgment, and affirm the judgment as so amended.

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