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Cheairs v. State, 2003-C-0680 (La. 12/3/2003)

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Decision Date03 December 2003
Docket Number2003-C-0680.
Citation861 So.2d 536
PartiesMARK CHEAIRS, v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS AND STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
CourtLouisiana Supreme Court

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MARK CHEAIRS, v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS AND STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

2003-C-0680.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 3, 2003.

BY CALOGERO, C.J.:

(Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

We affirm the judgment of the court of appeal on the liability portion of the bifurcated trial finding DOTD 55 percent at fault for the plaintiff's accident. The case is remanded to the district court for trial of the second of the bifurcated phases, i.e., the damages suffered by plaintiff.

AFFIRMED.

VICTORY, J., dissents and assigns reasons.

TRAYLOR, J., dissents for...

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