Legal Opinion
Ditch v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 24, 1999No. 99-379PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
| THIBODEAUX, Judge.
The State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), appeals the issue of liability on a judgment, issued pursuant to a bench trial, which awarded $4,423,283.95 in general and special damages to the plaintiff, Melanie Ditch, $150,000 each to her two minor children, Kristin Ditch and Ryan Ditch, and $20,000 in loss of consortium *1282damages to Ms. Ditch’s former husband, Melvin Ditch. The trial court concluded that the portion of the highway | ¿where the accident occurred contained design and construction defects which presented an…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Kent v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- Mundy v. Dept. of Health & Human Res.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Anderson v. Welding Testing Laboratory, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- Rue v. State, Dept. of HighwaysSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
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