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

THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

| plaintiff, Jerry Ramos, filed this suit against the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) after he fell from a rope swing into a creek located on a right-of-way owned by the DOTD, and was rendered a quadriplegic. He sued the DOTD under theories of negligence and strict liability. The DOTD filed a Motion for Summary Judgment on the basis of a lack of duty which the trial court granted. Mr. Ramos appeals that judgment. For the following reasons, we affirm.

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ISSUES

We will consider whether the trial court erred in granting…