Legal Opinion
Long v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 30, 1985No. 84-53PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GUIDRY, Judge.
This is an appeal by the State of Louisiana, Through the Department of Transportation and Development (hereafter DOTD) from a money judgment in favor of plaintiff, Kenneth W. Long.
On December 16, 1978, at approximately 1:00 p.m., plaintiff was involved in a vehicular collision on U.S. Highway 71 just south of the town of Morrow in St. Landry Parish. Plaintiff was driving a 1978 GMC truck, owned by Ryder Truck Rental, Inc., and was towing a bass boat and trailer. Plaintiff was proceeding in a northerly direction on Highway 71, which is two-laned at the point of the accident.
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