Hernandez v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
1STEVEN R. PLOTKIN, Judge.
This appeal raises the complex question of whether the defendant, State of Louisiana, through Department of Transportation and Development (“DOTD”), was deprived of a fair opportunity to present a decisive defense as a result of the legal procedures used by the plaintiff, Vickie Hernandez. DOTD appeals a trial court judgment awarding Ms. Hernandez $375,000 plus legal interest and costs, for damages arising from the death of her natural mother, Barbara Hendley, resulting from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on Bayou Road in St. Bernard Parish. Finding that the…
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