Legal Opinion
Elliott v. State ex rel. Department of Highways
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 20, 1979No. 7031PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FORET, Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants filed this wrongful death and survival action seeking damages sustained by them for the injury and death of their daughter, Debbie Elliott. Made defendant in their original petition was the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Highways. Subsequently, plaintiffs filed a first supplemental and amending petition substituting as the party defendant, the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (hereafter “DOTD”). Subsequently, plaintiffs filed another amending petition, erroneously styled “First Supplemental and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Doucet v. State, Department of HighwaysLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Orleans Parish School Board v. CampbellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- Wilkinson v. American Insurance Co. of Newark, New JerseyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Roncal v. Commercial Union Assurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
- Blacher v. Matlack, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
3Cited by2 opinions
- Elliott v. Aetna Cas. and Sur. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
- Elliott v. State ex rel. Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979