Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1977

Wood v. State ex rel. Department of Highways

Wood v. State ex rel. Department of Highways
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided January 12, 1977 · Tate
340 So. 2d 991; 1977 La. LEXIS 5496 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Wood v. State ex rel. Department of Highways

Dissenting Opinion

TATE, J.,

dissents, being of the view there was no manifest error in the trial court’s determination that the Highway Department’s negligence was a contributory proximate cause of the accident.

Opinion of the Court

In re: Willie Lee Wood applying for cer-tiorari, or writ of review, to the Court of Appeal, 338 So.2d 739, Third Circuit, Parish of Natchitoches.

Writ denied. On the facts found by the court of appeal, no error of law.

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