Legal Opinion
Blanchard v. Department of Transportation
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 30, 1989No. 88-CA-1165PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYRNES, Judge.
Eldridge Blanchard appeals the dismissal of his personal injury action against the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) for injuries incurred in a single-car accident.
On December 20, 1981, Adam Alexander was driving a 1977 Buick in a northerly direction along Louisiana Highway 308 *1050with Eldridge Blanchard and Earl Brown as guest passengers. The highway generally follows the curves along Bayou La-Fourche. At approximately 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. in Paincourtville in Assumption Parish, Alexander failed to negotiate the second half of a reverse S-shaped curve. The…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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