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Stewart v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided March 20, 2009No. 2008 CA 0772PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McDonald, j.

| ¿The State Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) appeals a jury verdict finding them 47% at fault for damages incurred in an automobile accident in which a young man was killed. For the following reasons, the judgment is reversed.

FACTS

Shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 3, 1999, the vehicle that Karen Stewart was driving, heading south on Highway 30 in Iberville Parish, was struck by a vehicle operated by Karen Sherman that was turning left to travel north on Highway 30 from Bayou Paul Road. Ms. Stewart was seriously injured, and her 15 year-old brother,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Leake v. ParsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
  2. Cochran v. Pelican Well Tool & Supply Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1926
  3. Campbell v. DEPTARTMENT OF TRANSP. & DEV.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
  4. Netecke v. State Ex Rel. DOTDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1999
  5. Brown v. Louisiana Indem. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1998

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  4. First Bank & Trust v. TremeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
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