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SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
NO. 95-CA-1848

DANIEL L. RHODES AND JUDY DUPRE RHODES, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR DAUGHTER, MICHELLE RHODES versus STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, AND STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS

ON WRIT OF REVIEW TO THE COURT OF APPEAL, 1ST CIRCUIT, STATE OF LOUISIANA

WATSON, Justice. These consolidated suits against the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPSC), arise out of an automobile accident. They allege both negligence and strict liability. The trial court entered judgment for the defendants. The court of appeal decided that the LSA-R.S. 9:2800 notice provisions are vestiges of sovereign immunity which violate La. Const. art. 12,

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