Doherty v. State, Department of Transportation & Development

DOUCET, Judge.

This is an appeal from a dismissal of a third party demand filed by the State of Louisiana, Department of Transportation and Development against Louisiana Paving Company, Inc. This appeal arose out of a suit filed in 1978 by Verlon Doherty and Garnell Doherty, the plaintiffs, seeking damages for the wrongful death of their daughter resulting from an automobile accident which occurred on March 19, 1977. Named as defendants were the State of Louisiana, Department of Transportation and Development (hereinafter DOTD) and Louisiana Paving Company, Inc. (hereinafter Louisiana Paving).

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