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LANDRY v. STATE

No. CA-2358.

466 So.2d 758 (1985)

Keith Patrick LANDRY v. The STATE of Louisiana and the Board of Levee Commissioners of the Orleans Levee District.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Granted May 13, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sylvia Landry, Montgomery, Barnett, Brown & Read, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant/ appellee.

Lawrence S. Kullman, Nick F. Noriea, Jr., Kierr, Gainsburgh, Benjamin, Fallon & Lewis, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee/ appellant.

Before REDMANN, C.J., and LOBRANO and ARMSTRONG, JJ.

LOBRANO, Judge.

Keith Patrick Landry (Landry) brought suit against the Board of Commissioners of the Orleans Levee District (Levee Board) seeking damages for injuries he sustained when, after ascending the Lake Ponchatrain seawall, he lost his balance and fell while trying to avoid stepping into a partially hidden hole adjacent to the seawall. The lower court found the Levee Board to be strictly liable, but reduced the amount of the award by two-thirds, attributing...

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