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COTTON v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO.

No. 2010 CA 1609.

65 So.3d 213 (2011)

Angela COTTON, Andy Cotton and Blaine Cotton v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Kerry A. Carter, Government Employee's Insurance Company, and State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 6, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. James Gaidry, Jr. , Houma, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellees Angela Cotton, Andy Cotton and Blaine Cotton.

Joseph F. d'Aquin, III , Metairie, LA, for Cross-Claimant/Appellee Government Employees Insurance Company.

James D. "Buddy" Caldwell , Attorney General, William S. Culver, Jr. , Assistant Attorney General, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.

Before PARRO, GUIDRY, and HUGHES, JJ.

GUIDRY, J.

The State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (the DOTD), appeals a judgment rendered pursuant to a jury verdict finding it liable for a car accident allegedly caused by a malfunctioning traffic signal at an intersection.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On Christmas Eve 2006, Angela Cotton and her stepson, Blaine Cotton, were traveling south on Highway 661 in Houma, Louisiana to attend midnight mass. On...

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