JOHNSON v. STATE

2017 CA 0973 Consolidated with 2017 CA 0974.

275 So.3d 879 (2019)

Mitchell JOHNSON, Jr. v. The STATE of Louisiana THROUGH the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, GEICO Casualty Company and Shawnette Taylor David Lanus and Shayla Lanus, Individually, as The Surviving Parents of Daylon Lanus and Sarai Lanus v. State of Louisiana Through the Department of Transportation and Development, GEICO Casualty Company And Shawnette Taylor.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Judgment Rendered: April 3, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff Landry , Attorney General, Andrew Blanchfield , Assistant Attorney General, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Attorneys for Defendant/Appellant, The State of Louisiana through the Department of Transportation and Development.

Pamela L. Ashman , Bellevue, Washington, Attorney for Plaintiff/Appellee, Mitchell Johnson, Jr.

Eulis Simien, Jr. , Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Attorney for Plaintiffs/Appellees, David and Shayla Lanus.

Andrew W. Eversberg , Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Attorney for Defendants/Appellees, Shawnette Taylor and Geico Casualty Company.

BEFORE: HIGGINBOTHAM, HOLDRIDGE, AND PENZATO, JJ.


This is an appeal by Appellant, the State of Louisiana through the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), seeking to reverse a jury verdict in favor of Appellees, Mitchell Johnson, Jr., and David and Shayla Lanus. Mr. Johnson answered the appeal seeking to increase the general damages awarded to him and reduce the allocation...

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