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RIVERE v. UNION PACIFIC R. CO.

No. 93 CA 1132.

647 So.2d 1140 (1994)

Bart P. RIVERE and Herman G. Rivere v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Union Pacific Corporation, the Parish of Iberville, Louisiana, Charles Fontenot, and State of Louisiana, Through the Department of Transportation and Development.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 9, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter L. Smith, Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs-appellees Bart P. Rivere and Herman G. Rivere.

Dorothy D. Thomas and Gayla Moncla, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant Missouri Pacific R. Co.

Stacey Moak, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant State of Louisiana, DOTD.

Daniel R. Atkinson, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant Parish of Iberville.

Before WATKINS, SHORTESS, CARTER, LeBLANC and FOGG, JJ.

WATKINS, Judge.

This case involves a collision between a pickup truck driven by plaintiff, Bart P. Rivere, and the engine of a train owned by Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (MOPAC). On appeal, defendants MOPAC and the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), raise issues concerning liability and quantum. We reverse in part and affirm in part.

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