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LECOMPTE v. STATE, DEPT. OF PUB. SAF.

No. 5828.

343 So.2d 449 (1977)

Lucy LECOMPTE et al., Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 4, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Dixon, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

Andrus & Andrus by James P. Doherty, Jr., Opelousas, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CULPEPPER, GUIDRY and FORET, JJ.

CULPEPPER, Judge.

The plaintiff, Mrs. Lucy Lecompte, seeks damages for personal injuries, sustained when she tripped and fell in the parking lot of the building occupied by the Driver's License Bureau operated by defendant in Opelousas, Louisiana. The trial judge found the accident was caused by the negligence of defendant in allowing a "blob" of old concrete to remain on the parking area, creating a hazard to pedestrians. An award $10,000 for general damages was...

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