Legal Opinion
Carmouche v. State ex rel. Department of Highways
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 28, 1978No. 6562PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULPEPPER, Judge.
This is a wrongful death action by Joseph Carmouche and his wife, Enola Bruno, for the death of their son, who was killed in an automobile accident. Named as defendants are: (1) State of Louisiana, through the Department of Highways; (2) Viola An-gelle, driver of one of the two automobiles involved in the collision, and Willie Angelle, her husband; (3) State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, liability insurer of the Angelle vehicle; and (4) Morris Bruno, Jr., driver of the automobile in which the decedent was a passenger.
Finding the sole legal cause of the accident to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- St. Paul v. MacKenrothSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
- Laborde v. Louisiana Department of HighwaysLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
- Doucet v. State, Department of HighwaysLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Dupre v. Louisiana Department of HighwaysLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- Mistich v. MatthaeiLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
3Cited by4 opinions
- Wall v. American Employers Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
- Johnson v. Ouachita Parish Police JuryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
- Mitchell v. PoullardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- Carmouche v. State ex rel. Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978