Rue v. State, Dept. of Highways
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
372 So.2d 1197 (1979)
Patricia C. RUE and Lloyd Rue, Jr.
v.
STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS.
No. 63813.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 25, 1979.
Rehearing Denied July 27, 1979.
Allen L. Smith, Jr., Plauche, Smith, Hebert & Nieset, Lake Charles, for plaintiffs-applicants.
Robert R. Roche, State Dept. of Transp. and Development, Office of Highways, Baton Rouge, for defendant-respondent.
CALOGERO, Justice.
This case presents the narrow legal issue of whether a motorist who inadvertently drives off a highway onto its shoulder and who loses control of her vehicle upon striking an admittedly…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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