Legal Opinion
Populis v. State, Department of Transportation & Development
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 31, 2017No. 16-CA-655; 16-CA-656; 16-CA-657; 16-CA-658PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
11 Defendants/Appellants, the State of Louisiana through the Department of Transportation and Development (hereinafter referred to as “DOTD”) and Lester C. Ledet, III, appeal the determination of liability from the 40th Judicial District Court, Division “B,” concerning an allision between a ferryboat and a moored barge whereby Plaintiffs/Appellees, Freddie Po-pulis, Sandra Thomas Bovie, Byron Thomas, Mary Lou Boudoin, and Mary Mitchell, were passengers of the ferryboat. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The pertinent facts of this appeal are as follows.
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