Legal Opinion
Watts v. Tangipahoa Parish Council
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 5, 1991No. 90 CA 0973PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAVOIE, Judge.
This is a personal injury suit arising out of a single vehicle accident. The plaintiffs, Owen and Maggie Watts, brought an action against the defendant, Tangipahoa Parish Council (Parish).1 From a judgment in favor of Mrs. Watts, the Parish appeals.
FACTS
On December 6, 1985, at about 5:30 p.m., Owen D. Watts, owner and driver, and Maggie Watts, guest passenger, were driving down Wardline Road in Tangipahoa Parish in an easterly direction when the right front tire of their vehicle struck a pothole located in the road causing the vehicle to veer into the ditch and flip over on its…
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