Gadman v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development, Office of Highways

497 So. 2d 1001, 1986 La. LEXIS 7947

• Court: Supreme Court of Louisiana
• Decided: December 5, 1986
• Docket: No. 86-C-2064
• Status: Published

Opinion

In re: Transportation & Dev. Dept.; Applying for Writ of Certiorari and/or Review; to the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, Number 17,974-CA; Parish of Caddo 1st Judicial District Court Div. “G” Number 298-731.

Prior report: La.App., 493 So.2d 661.

Granted in part, otherwise denied. The judgment of the court of appeal is amended in part to read as follows:

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that in addition to the court costs herein, the Court assesses the following expert witness fees as court costs: The Orthopedic Clinic (Dr. Bicknell), $400.00; Dr. Richard H. Galloway, Ph.D., $490.00; and Duaine T. Evans, Traffic Engineering Consultant, $827.18; said costs, like all court costs herein, are taxed 75% to the defendant and 25% to the plaintiff.

DIXON, C.J., and DENNIS, J., would simply deny the application.