Legal Opinion
Guillie v. State Department of Transportation & Development
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 13, 1989No. 89-CA-460PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WICKER, Judge.
The State of Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) suspensively appeals a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, Holly Guillie, individually and on behalf of her son, Edward Clayton White; and Tina Ronquille, on behalf of her daughter, Brandy Guillie. The issues are the liability of DOTD for a substandard highway shoulder and damages. We reverse.
Edward Guillie, III was driving his truck on Highway 45 in Lafitte at about 5:00 A.M. on December 24, 1984. The two-lane highway was under construction, and Guil-lie had a blood alcohol level of 1.5 percent. His…
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- Jones v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & DevelopmentLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Holloway ex rel. Holloway v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & DevelopmentLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- Guillie v. State Department of Transportation & DevelopmentSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990