Brown v. City of Madisonville
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the CourtGuidry, J.
|2A truck driver appeals the allocation of fault and general damages awards rendered by the trial court pursuant to a jury verdict for an accident in which the trailer of his 18-wheeler collided with an overhanging tree limb while traveling down a state highway. The State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), separately appeals the trial court’s judgment finding it liable and the jury’s award of special damages.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Around 1:00 p.m. on November 10, 2000, Michael Brown was driving an 18-wheeler for Triad Transport, Inc. on…
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