MITCHELL v. STATE, DEPT. OF TRANSP.

No. 50,432-CA.

193 So.3d 152 (2016)

Larry F. MITCHELL, Plaintiff-Appellant v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, et al., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 12, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony J. Bruscato , Monroe, LA, T.J. Adkins , for Appellant.

Hudson, Potts & Bernstein, L.L.P. by Jan P. Christiansen , for Appellee, State Dept. of Transportation and Development.

Mayer, Smith & Roberts, L.L.P. by Frank K. Carroll , Shreveport, LA, for Appellee, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

Before BROWN, CARAWAY and LOLLEY, JJ.


The plaintiff was injured after a large pine tree fell across a roadway onto his car on a highway in Ruston, Louisiana. Plaintiff suffered a broken neck, bruises and contusions as the result of the accident. Suit was filed against the property owner where the tree was located and the State of Louisiana Department of Transportation and...

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