Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development v. Lemaire
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 23, 2000No. 99-953PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
JjCOOKS, Judge.
Walter Lemaire, a guest passenger, sustained serious injury when a vehicle driven by Robert Harrington, Jr. veered off the highway, struck a culvert, and eventually came to rest in an open field. The driver of the vehicle was fatally injured. In addition to filing suit against the driver’s estate and insurer, Lemaire joined the State of Louisiana through the Department of Transportation as a defendant alleging the area where the accident occurred was defectively designed, signed and/or maintained by it. The State answered the suit denying any fault in causing the accident; and,…
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