SHAFFER v. ILLINOIS CENT. GULF RAILROAD CO.

No. 84 CA 0788.

479 So.2d 927 (1985)

Donald O. SHAFFER, Jr. v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD COMPANY and the Parish of East Baton Rouge.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

On Rehearing December 26, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren J. Hebert, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellee Donald O. Shaffer, Jr.

Frank J. Gremillion, Baton Rouge, for defendant/third party defendant-appellee Parish of East Baton Rouge.

Oscar L. Shoenfelt, III, Baton Rouge, for third party defendant-appellee Board of Supervisors, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Christine Lipsey, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company.

John C. Young, Baton Rouge, for third party defendant-appellee State of Louisiana-Department of Transportation & Development.

Before GROVER L. COVINGTON, C.J., and WATKINS and SHORTESS, JJ.


WATKINS, Judge.

Defendant, Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (ICGRR) appeals from a final judgment which held it liable for injuries sustained by plaintiff, Donald O. Shaffer, Jr., when his motorcycle struck a railroad crossing and went out of control. The other defendant named in the plaintiff's petition, East Baton Rouge Parish, was discharged from liability by the trial court. ICGRR's third party demands against Louisiana...

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