Legal Opinion
Bijeaux v. State, DOTD
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 29, 1997No. 97-224PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JiCOOKS, Judge.
The issue presented by this appeal is whether the State of Louisiana, Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), breached its duty to keep the roads and bridges in safe condition. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the trial court that DOTD did not breach its duty in this case.
FACTS
On December 2,1991, John J. Bijeaux, Sr., was driving home between 6:30 and 7:00 p.m on Louisiana Highway 347 after closing his pharmacy in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. Road conditions were wet as it had been raining most of the day. Bijeaux testified he encountered mud…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Stobart v. State Through DOTDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Mart v. HillSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
- Llorence v. State, Dept. of Transp. and Dev.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- Melder v. State, Through Dept. of HighwaysLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
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