Legal Opinion
Rizzuto v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 17, 2004No. 2002-CA-1687PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
|-, EDWIN A. LOMBARD, Judge.
This case involves a single vehicle accident in which the driver, Joseph Rizzuto, and his passenger, Neal Sartalamacchia, were injured. Rizzuto and Sartalamacchia filed suit on May 5, 1999, against only one defendant, the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (“DOTD”), alleging that the accident was caused by the unreasonably dangerous roadway and shoulder of East Louisiana Highway 46.1
Sartalamacchia stipulated that his damages did not exceed $50,000.00, exclusive of interests and costs and, accordingly, his case was tried…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- Stobart v. State Through DOTDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Watson v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- Clement v. FreySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
- Aucoin v. State Through Dept. of Transp. and Dev.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
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3Cited by2 opinions
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