Legal Opinion
Manasco v. Poplus
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 8, 1988No. 87-CA-655PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WICKER, Judge.
The State of Louisiana, Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) appeals a judgment which found it to be partially at fault and consequently liable to the plaintiff, Harvey Manasco, for the injuries he sustained in an automobile accident. We affirm.
The accident occurred on a rainy day on Highway 48 (River Road) at its intersection with Alliance Street in Kenner. Samuel Poplus, Jr. was driving west in his dump truck; and Manasco was driving east in his van. Another vehicle was stopped in the westbound lane, apparently waiting to turn left. Poplus spotted the stopped…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Canter v. Koehring CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Myers v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- LeBlanc v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- Farlow v. RoddyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
- Farlow v. RoddySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
3Cited by2 opinions
- Manasco v. PoplusSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
- Manasco v. PoplusSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988