Legal Opinion
Spencer v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 11, 2004No. 2003 CA 2849PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
| {FARRO, J.
The State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), appeals a judgment awarding damages, court costs, expert witness fees, and legal interest to Carol Lyn Spencer, who was injured while working for DOTD as a deckhand on two Mississippi River ferries. The factual and procedural background of this appeal is set out in a related appeal also decided this date, and will not be repeated here. In that portion of the case, the trial court severed Spencer’s maintenance and cure claims and tried those claims without a jury, over the objection of DOTD. We…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Trahan v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Benoit v. Allstate Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
- Spencer v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & DevelopmentLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004
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