Legal Opinion
Williams v. State, ex rel. Department of Wildlife & Fisheries
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 20, 1996No. 95 CA 2456PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
laCARL A. GUIDRY, Judge Pro Tern.
Defendants, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (“department”) and Robert Daigle (“Daigle”), appeal the trial court’s judgment, finding Daigle to be at fault in causing the accident of July 1, 1993, and awarding plaintiffs, Chet Williams (“Chet”) and Clinton Williams (“Clinton”), damages. Plaintiffs answered the appeal, seeking an increase in the damage award, punitive damages and a determination of the applicability of La.R.S. 56:65 to this matter.
FACTS
Daigle is an agent for the department.’ On July 1, 1993, he and fellow agents, Travis Burnett (“Burnett”)…
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