Legal Opinion
Bertrand v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 5, 2003No. 02-1163PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJjPETERS, J.
The plaintiff, Sandra Bertrand, appeals a trial court judgment dismissing her suit against the State of Louisiana, Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), as being abandoned. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court judgment.
DISCUSSION OF THE RECORD
On January 21, 1998, Ms. Bertrand brought suit against DOTD and the Acadia Parish Police Jury, seeking to recover damages for injuries she sustained in a November 12, 1997 automobile accident. Shortly after filing suit, Ms. Bertrand dismissed the police jury as a defendant and proceeded only against DOTD. The record before…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Clark v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
- Young v. LabordeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
- Brown v. City of Shreveport Urban Dev.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
3Cited by7 opinions
- Brown v. Sutherland Lumber, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
- Morgan v. Louisiana Department of Public Safety & CorrectionsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2009
- Bertrand v. STATE EX REL. DOTDLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
- Christopher Brown v. Sutherland LumberLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
- Morgan v. Louisiana Department of Public Safety & CorrectionsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2009
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