Legal Opinion
Scott v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 26, 2012No. 47,490-CAPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLolley, J.
| franklin Scott appeals the judgment of the First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo, State of Louisiana, in favor of the defendant, the Parish of Caddo. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.
FACTS
On March 29, 2009, at 12:05 p.m., Scott was driving a tractor/trailer rig carrying saltwater west on Keatchie-Marshall Road in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. Although Scott had already traveled this section of road several times that day, a 90-foot pine tree located on private property had fallen across the road blocking both lanes since the last time he passed through.…
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