O'Quin v. Continental Casualty Insurance Co.

SULLIVAN, Judge.

hThe State of Louisiana, through the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Louisiana State Police (the State), appeals a judgment rendered in accordance with a jury verdict finding it 80% at fault in the death of Faron O’Quin and awarding Plaintiffs damages. For the following reasons, we affirm.

INTRODUCTION

This matter arises from the death of a volunteer fireman at the site of a hazardous material spill when he was struck nearly fifteen hours after the spill by a pickup truck driven by Herman T. Kelly. Mr. O’Quin’s widow, Mary Faye O’Quin, individually and on behalf of…