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- Title: Dupree V. City Of New Orleans
- Author : Louisiana Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 31, 2000
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 72 KB
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This case involves a single-vehicle accident caused by a large cave-in on a street in New Orleans. On May 26, 1994, the plaintiff, Lawrence Dupree, Sr. ("Dupree") was operating his pick-up when he struck the cave-in and lost control of his vehicle causing him to suffer severe, permanent, and disabling injuries. The trial court rendered judgment in favor of the plaintiff and against the Sewerage & Water Board ("S&WB"), finding it 100% at fault. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed, concluding that the actions and inactions of the S&WB caused the accident and resulting injuries to Dupree. We affirm, concluding that the S&WB is liable for plaintiff's injuries because of its legal fault arising out of a thing in its custody or garde that had a vice or defect that presented an unreasonable risk of harm to the motoring public and that defect was the cause-in-fact of Dupree's damages.