Cox v. Louisiana Department of Highways

Plaintiff brought this suit for the recovery of damages resulting from the death of her husband in a collision between the truck in which decedent was riding and a road grading "patrol" of the Louisiana Highway Commission. The suit was brought under authority granted by Act No. 353 of 1940, under the terms of which plaintiff was authorized to file suit against the State of Louisiana through the Louisiana Highway Commission. Under the provisions of Act No. 47 of 1940 the Louisiana Department of Highways became the successor of the Louisiana Highway Commission, and, accordingly, the suit is…