Legal Opinion

Nicholson v. Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided April 11, 1984No. 83-567PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOUCET, Judge.

Plaintiff, Nigel R. Nicholson, brought this action against the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) alleging a defect in State Highway 467 contributed to injuries received in a vehicular collision. The trial judge found the plaintiff failed to establish the existence of a contributing defect and dismissed plaintiff’s demands. Plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

Plaintiff, brought suit seeking damages allegedly resulting from a head-on collision between his 1978 Mercury and one Timothy Brown’s 1977 Chevrolet. The accident occurred at the crest of a hill on Highway 467…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Arceneaux v. DomingueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  2. Canter v. Koehring CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  3. Hill v. Lundin & Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
  4. Sinitiere v. LavergneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  5. Jones v. CITY OF BATON ROUGE, ETC.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1980

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Nicholson v. LA. DEPT. OF TRANSP. & DEVELOP.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
  2. Young v. ArmstrongLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1989

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