Perez v. State ex rel. Crescent City Connection

hKLEES, Chief Judge.

In this personal injury suit, defendants, the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development, and C.A. Sommer, appeal a judgment in favor of plaintiffs, Elsa and Edward Perez. We affirm.

On October 18, 1992, Elsa and Edward Perez’s vehicle stalled on the Algiers ferryboat. After the Perezes requested assistance in jumping their vehicle, Cheryl Sommers (“Defendant”), a Crescent City Connection Police Officer, used the front of her vehicle to push the Perez’s vehicle off of the ferryboat. In so doing, the police vehicle’s bumper slipped over the…