Legal Opinion
Patterson v. State, Dept. of Transportation & Development
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 8, 1987No. 86-467PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FORET, Judge.
This suit arose out of a single car accident which occurred on August 19, 1982. Tracy Patterson, a passenger in the automobile, filed suit on August 16, 1983, seeking recovery for injuries received in the accident. Made defendants were: Douglas Rigler, the driver of the automobile; Swan-ner and Associates, Inc., which had rented the car driven by Rigler; and the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation & Development. Defendant, Rigler, was not served with this suit until November 3, 1983. On February 1, 1984, the 90th day following service of Patterson’s…
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- United States Agricultural Processors Marketing Service, Inc. v. Quinonez Hermanos, S.A.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1976
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