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DICAPO v. CITY OF OPELOUSAS

No. 98-1330.

736 So.2d 933 (1999)

Leona Darbonee DICAPO, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF OPELOUSAS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied May 14, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard C. Dejean, Jr., Opelousas, for appellee Leona Darbonne Dicapo, et al.

Sonia Mallett, Baton Rouge, for appellant State of Louisiana, DOTD.

BEFORE: YELVERTON, COOKS, and PETERS, Judges.

YELVERTON, J.

A jury found the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) 100% at fault in allowing the continuation of an unreasonably dangerous condition on a sidewalk within the State's right-of-way in the City of Opelousas. The jury found that Leona Dicapo was injured and her husband suffered a loss of consortium as a result of Leona's fall on a defective area in the sidewalk. The DOTD appealed the finding of liability. We affirm.

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