JOHNSON v. KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RY. CO.

No. 87-535.

531 So.2d 773 (1988)

Richard E. JOHNSON, Jr. Plaintiff-Appellant/Appellee, v. KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO. Defendant-Appellee/Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 5, 1988.

Writ Denied December 9, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thoms & Hardy, Robert W. Thomas, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellant/appellee.

Scofield, Bergstedt, David Hoskins, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellee/appellant.

William J. Doran, Baton Rouge, McLeod, Little, William L. McLeod, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellee.

Taylor, Porter, Edwin W. Fleshman, Baton Rouge, for intervenor-appellee/appellant.

Before DOUCET, YELVERTON and KNOLL, JJ.


DOUCET, Judge.

This appeal arises out of an action instituted by plaintiffs, Richard E. Johnson, Jr. (hereinafter plaintiff), and his former wife, Cynthia Johnson, for damages sustained as a result of severe injuries received by plaintiff in an automobile-train collision at a railroad crossing in DeRidder. Named as defendants were Kansas City Southern Railway Company (hereinafter KCS), the City of DeRidder (hereinafter the City), and the State of Louisiana, Department...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases