Legal Opinion
Himel v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 12, 2004No. 04-CA-274PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
19JAMES L. CANNELLA, Judge.
The Defendant, State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), appeals from a judgment of liability and damages in wrongful death and survival actions brought by and on behalf of Sandra Himel, the decedent and her husband and son, Plaintiffs, Shelby Himel, Jr. and Shelby Himel, III. The Plaintiffs also filed a cross-appeal to the trial judge’s reduction of the damage award under La.R.S. 13:5106 B(2). We amend in part and affirm as amended.
On September 8, 2000, the decedent was an active and healthy 48-year-old woman living in…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- Stobart v. State Through DOTDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Watson v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- Lasha v. Olin Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Socorro v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Mitchell v. City of New OrleansDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2016
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