Legal Opinion
Cole v. Mississippi River Bridge Authority
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 14, 1985No. Nos. 84-CA-223, 84-CA-224PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFRESNE, Judge.
These consolidated suits arise from a wrongful death claim. Leonard Cole, plaintiff in case number 84-CA-223, appeals from the granting of summary judgments dismissing his suit as to all defendants. (The second consolidated case, number 84-CA-224, was dismissed by joint motion after settlement and compromise. No appeal has been made in that case.)
Plaintiff’s wife, Lalita Cole, died of injuries suffered in an accident that occurred on October 2, 1979 on the Greater New Orleans Mississippi River Bridge. Mrs. Cole was driving her automobile westbound on the bridge when an…
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