Jones v. Department of Transportation & Development
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
JaGONZALES, Judge.
This is an appeal by plaintiff from the judgment of the district court which sustained defendant’s exception raising the objection of prescription.
FACTS
The case before us involves wrongful death and survival actions brought by Barbara G. Jones, individually and on behalf of her minor son, Aaron Sharon Chisolm, against the State of Louisiana, Department of Transportation and Development (“DOTD”), as a result of a motor vehicle accident. The accident occurred on March 5, 1987, when a truck driven by Aaron Tyree Chisolm, the father of Aaron Sharon Chisolm, struck a ladder…
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