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SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA NO. 98-C-0024

WILLIAM A. LEDOUX V. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT, PARISH OF IBERIA

PER CURIAM*
We granted certiorari in this case to consider whether the court of appeal erred in reversing the judgment of the trial court which dismissed plaintiff's suit. Having reviewed the record, we conclude there is no manifest error in the trial court's conclusions, and accordingly, we reinstate the judgment of the trial court.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY This case arises from a one-vehicle accident which occurred at approximately 1:30 a.m. on February 16, 1985. Plaintiff, William Ledoux, was traveling in the eastbound lane on Louisiana Highway 182, near New Iberia,1 returning to his home after attending a barbecue at his cousin's house and playing pool at a pool hall. As he approached a curve, plaintiff lost control of his vehicle and left the road. The vehicle struck a tree stump approximately seven feet, four inches from the edge of the paved roadway and continued across a field where it flipped several times, striking a telephone pole as well as a steel barricade surrounding a gas main. Plaintiff was taken to the hospital after the accident. A blood alcohol test was performed on plaintiff, indicating he had a blood alcohol level of 0.14%. Later expert testimony

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Marcus, J. not on panel. Rule IV, Part 2,

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