Department of Highways v. Fogleman

KENNON, Justice. .

Plaintiff, the Department of Highways, filed this suit to recover $2,810.57 for damages to a bridge over Bayou Lafourche at Greenwood, Louisiana, which, on August 28, 1942, collapsed under the weight of defendant’s truck loaded with twenty tons of sugar. Negligence alleged was that Ellis Robertson, driver of the defendant’s truck, disregarded the “load limit” sign and drove the loaded truck over the bridge, which was obviously unsuitable for such a heavy load.

The answer admitted that the defendant’s loaded truck crashed through the bridge but set forth that the use of the…