DAUZAT v. STATE, DEPT. OF TRANSP. AND DEV.

No. 09-793.

28 So.3d 1236 (2010)

Michael and Christine DAUZAT v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 3, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerold Edward Knoll, The Knoll Law Firm, John Taylor Bennett, Bennett Law Office, Marksville, Louisiana, for Plaintiffs/Appellees, Michael and Christine Dauzat.

James D. "Buddy" Caldwell, Attorney General, James E. Calhoun, Assistant Attorney General, Alexandria, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant, State of Louisiana through the Department of Transportation and Development.

Court composed of OSWALD A. DECUIR, JIMMIE C. PETERS, and ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, Judges.


PICKETT, Judge.

The State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (the DOTD), appeals the trial court's grant of partial summary judgment on the issue of liability in favor of Plaintiffs, Michael and Christine Dauzat. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On March 11, 2005, after boiling four sacks of crawfish, Christine was severely burned when she fell as she and her adult...

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