Legal Opinion
Lewis v. State
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 17, 1994No. 25961-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
| iNORRIS, Judge.
Candice and Richard Lewis appeal a judgment absolving the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (“DOTD”) of liability in an accident in which their car collided with a tree falling across a state highway. For the reasons expressed, the trial court was plainly wrong to find that DOTD neither knew nor should have known of the dead and hazardous condition of the tree. We therefore reverse and render.
Factual background
The accident occurred on January 13,1992 as the Lewises were returning to West Monroe from a family trip in Arkansas. Richard…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Stobart v. State Through DOTDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Canter v. Koehring CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Watson v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- Loescher v. ParrSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Ambrose v. New Orleans Police Amb. Serv.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by1 opinion
- Hernandez v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & DevelopmentLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002