Wilkinson v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development

CRAIN, Judge.

This case comes before us on remand from the Louisiana Supreme Court, which ordered that our previous judgment in this case be vacated and set aside and a new decision rendered based on the entire record, including proffered evidence that both the trial court and this court declined to consider.1

Plaintiff’s husband was killed when the automobile he was driving collided with a concrete abutment on Louisiana Highway 16. Plaintiff brought suit for wrongful death against the State of Louisiana through the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD). In defendant’s answer, the…