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Opinions in Louisiana that cite Sinitiere v. Lavergne, 391 So. 2d 821.

233 citing documents.

Clement v. Frey 653 So. 2d 1341 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1995
Orillion, 639 So.2d at 466 .
Jackson v. Ferrand 658 So. 2d 691 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1994
Roberts, 605 So.2d at 1056
Guidroz v. STATE, THROUGH DOTD 648 So. 2d 1361 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1994
Peterson v. Doe 647 So. 2d 1288 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1994
Roberts, 605 So.2d at 1056
Cornish v. STATE, DEPT. OF TRANSP. AND DEVELOP. & DEV. 647 So. 2d 1170 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1994
Bessard v. State, Dept. of Transp. and Development 645 So. 2d 1134 La. 1994
at 1291 ("Rather, the law requires DOTD to maintain the roadways and shoulders of the roads under its control in a reasonably safe condition for vehicular travel."); ("DOTD's duty to travelers is to keep the state's highways and their shoulders in a reasonably safe condition" ); Myers, supra, at 1171-72 ( Id.
Beecher v. Keel 645 So. 2d 666 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1994
Quick v. Murphy Oil Co. 643 So. 2d 1291 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1994
["Conduct is a cause in fact of harm to another if it was a substantial factor in bringing about that harm."]; ["but for" test applied to determine cause in fact]; (La.App.
Lewis v. State 642 So. 2d 260 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1994
Orillion v. Carter 639 So. 2d 461 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1994
Longman v. Allstate Ins. Co. 635 So. 2d 343 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1994
Simpson v. State Through DOTD 636 So. 2d 608 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1994
In Efferson, supra, for the proposition that DOTD has a duty to see that the highways are reasonably safe for persons exercising ordinary care and reasonable prudence.
Ryland v. Liberty Lloyds Ins. Co. 630 So. 2d 1289 La. 1994
Cay v. STATE, DOTD 631 So. 2d 393 La. 1994
[2] Sinitier vs. Lavergne
Begnaud v. Dept. of Transp. & Dev. 631 So. 2d 467 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1994
Pino v. Gauthier 633 So. 2d 638 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1993
-825 (La.1980), as follows: It has been repeatedly stated that the Department is not a guarantor of the safety of travelers but, rather, owes a duty to keep the highways and its shoulders reasonably safe for non-negligent motorists.
Dent v. Perkins 629 So. 2d 1354 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1993
Hopkins v. Sovereign Fire & Cas. Ins. 626 So. 2d 880 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1993
Theriot v. Lasseigne 624 So. 2d 1267 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1993
Holmes v. State, Through Dept. of Highways, (La.App.
Hunter v. Dept. of Transp. and Dev. 620 So. 2d 1149 La. 1993
Coley v. State, Through DOTD 621 So. 2d 41 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1993
Rue v. State, Dept. of Highways
Crooks v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. 620 So. 2d 421 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1993
Ryland v. Liberty Lloyds Ins. Co. 617 So. 2d 583 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1993
Smith v. City of New Orleans 616 So. 2d 1262 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1993
Cay v. State, Department of Transportation & Development 614 So. 2d 1293 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1993
Vascocu v. Acme Cement Products, Inc. 610 So. 2d 258 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1992
Grow v. Transocean Contractors, Inc. 610 So. 2d 830 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1992
Roberts v. Benoit 605 So. 2d 1032 La. 1992
"[l]egal cause requires a proximate relation between the actions of a defendant and the harm which occurs and such relation must be substantial in character," citing Dixie Drive It Yourself System, supra .
Cosse v. Allen-Bradley Co. 601 So. 2d 1349 La. 1992
Hanchey v. STATE, DOTD 597 So. 2d 1252 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1992
Mathieu v. STATE, DOTD 598 So. 2d 676 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1992
MacK v. City of Monroe 595 So. 2d 353 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1992
Nolan v. Jefferson Downs, Inc. 592 So. 2d 831 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1991
Pinion v. Louisiana Farm Bureau 590 So. 2d 1230 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1991
Hood v. State Through DOTD 587 So. 2d 755 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1991
McKeen Homeowners Ass'n, Inc. v. Oliver 586 So. 2d 679 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1991
Fowler v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Ins.
Sutton v. Duplessis 584 So. 2d 362 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1991
(Citations omitted; emphasis added).
Perez v. State, Through DOTD 578 So. 2d 1199 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1991
Campo v. Louisiana Power & Light Company, (La.App.
Roberts v. Benoit 574 So. 2d 1256 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1991
Fowler v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance Company, (La.
Stovall v. Shell Oil Co. 577 So. 2d 732 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1991
Roberts v. STATE, DEPT. OF TRANSP. 576 So. 2d 85 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1991
Roberts v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development 576 So. 2d 85 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1991
Spivey v. Super Valu 575 So. 2d 876 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1991
Desoto v. Cameron Parish Police Jury 574 So. 2d 547 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1991
Chuter v. Department of Highways 575 So. 2d 425 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1991
Oster v. Department of Transportation & Development, State of Louisiana 572 So. 2d 715 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1990
More generally, the DOTD is also under a duty to properly maintain its property and “that duty extend[s] to protect the people who may foreseeably be placed in danger by an unreasonably dangerous condition.”
Galliano v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development 572 So. 2d 366 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1990
Rue v. State, Department of Highways, (La.App.
Dubois v. State Farm Ins. Co. 571 So. 2d 201 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1990
Rochelle v. STATE, DOTD 570 So. 2d 13 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1990
Dodson v. Webster Parish Police Jury 564 So. 2d 760 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1990