Legal Opinion
Gadman v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 20, 1986No. 17974-CAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORRIS, Judge.
This is a suit for personal injuries by plaintiff, Frank Gadman, against the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD).1 Commercial Union Insurance Company (CU) intervened to recover workers compensation and medical expenses it had previously paid to plaintiff. After trial, the lower court concluded that the DOTD was negligent for failure to adequately sign the roadway and that plaintiff was contribu-torily negligent. Utilizing comparative negligence, the trial judge allocated fault of 60% to the DOTD and 40% to plaintiff. Accordingly,…
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