Legal Opinion
Clement v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 17, 1988No. CA870432PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LANIER, Judge.
This is a suit for damages in tort alleging a cyclist got the wheel of her bicycle caught in a defective grating on a public bridge, was thrown to the deck of the bridge and sustained injury. Made defendants were the Iberville Parish Police Jury (Parish) and the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD). The Parish and its insurer, Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company (Hartford), answered and filed a third party demand against DOTD for indemnity or contribution, asserting the bridge was designed and constructed by DOTD and DOTD was…
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Pardue v. StephensLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
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