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MAYFIELD v. STATE EX REL. DOTD

No. 99 CA 2246.

770 So.2d 519 (2000)

Keri L. MAYFIELD, William E. Mayfield and Pamela Wright Mayfield v. STATE of Louisiana Through the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

November 3, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul H. Due, Donald W. Price, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellees Keri L. Mayfield, William E. Mayfield and Pamela Wright Mayfield.

Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General, Steven E. Adams, Special Assistant Attorney General, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant State of Louisiana through the Department of Transportation and Development.

Before: LeBLANC, KUHN, and BOLIN, JJ.

KUHN, J.

This appeal involves a two-vehicle accident that occurred on a state highway when one of the vehicles veered from its lane of travel into the opposing lane. The issue presented is whether a depression in the highway measuring about 4 feet long, 18 inches wide and 2 inches deep caused the accident. The trial court concluded it did. Since we find the evidence does not establish that the depression was a cause of the accident, we reverse.

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