Legal Opinion
Sepulvado v. State ex rel. Department of Highways
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 16, 1981No. 14416PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JASPER E. JONES, Judge.
Defendants, the Department of Transportation and Development and J. T. Richardson, Co., Inc., appeal a judgment against them in solido in favor of plaintiff, Raymond Sepulvado, for damages sustained by plaintiff when he collided with an incomplete and unbarricaded bridge. The trial court found the accident was due to the concurring negligence of appellants and that plaintiff was not guilty of contributory negligence. We find that the plaintiff’s negligence contributed to the accident and reverse the judgment and reject plaintiff’s demands.
The accident occurred on US…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Jones v. CITY OF BATON ROUGE, ETC.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- Ardoin v. STATE, THROUGH DEPT. OF HIGHWAYSLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
- Barr v. State, Through La. Dept. of HighwaysLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
- Rodgers v. State, Dept. of HighwaysLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
- Morrow v. State ex rel. Louisiana Department of HighwaysLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
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