HLS 10RS-537 ORIGINAL
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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 176
BY REPRESENTATIVE LIGI
APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funds for payment of judgment against
DOTD in the suit entitled "Fayer J. Norman v. Roberto Cruz, et al" consolidated with
"Harding Tatum and Pennie Tatum v. Fayer J. Norman, et al"
AN ACT1
To appropriate funds out of the General Fund of the state of Louisiana for Fiscal Year 2010-2
2011 to be used to pay the consent judgment in the suit entitled "Fayer J. Norman3
v. Roberto Cruz, American International Insurance Company, State Farm Mutual4
Automobile Insurance Company, and the State of Louisiana, through the Department5
of Transportation and Development" consolidated with "Harding Tatum and Pennie6
Tatum v. Fayer J. Norman, Richard A. Norman, State Farm Mutual Automobile7
Insurance Company, State of Louisiana through the Department of Transportation8
and Development, Roberto Cruz, and American International Insurance Company";9
and to provide for related matters.10
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:11
Section 1. The sum of Twenty-Five Thousand and No/100 ($25,000.00) Dollars is12
hereby appropriated out of the General Fund of the state of Louisiana for Fiscal Year 2010-13
2011 to be used to pay the consent judgment in the suit entitled "Fayer J. Norman v. Roberto14
Cruz, American International Insurance Company, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance15
Company, and the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and16
Development" consolidated with "Harding Tatum and Pennie Tatum v. Fayer J. Norman,17
Richard A. Norman, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, State of Louisiana18
through the Department of Transportation and Development, Roberto Cruz, and American19
International Insurance Company", bearing Numbers 102-414 and 102-753, respectively,20 HLS 10RS-537 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 176
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Division "B" on the docket of the Thirty-Fourth Judicial District Court, parish of St. Bernard,1
state of Louisiana.2
Section 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2010; if vetoed by the governor3
and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on July 1,4
2010, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later. 5
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Ligi HB No. 176
Appropriates from the state general fund for FY 2010-2011 the sum of $25,000 to pay the
consent judgment in "Fayer J. Norman v. Roberto Cruz, et al." consolidated with "Harding
Tatum et al v. Fayer J. Norman, et al.", bearing No. 102-414 c/w 102-753, Div. "B", on the
docket of the 34
th
JDC, parish of St. Bernard.
Effective July 1, 2010.