FURLOUGH v. UNION PACIFIC R.R. CO.

No. 33,658-CA.

766 So.2d 751 (2000)

Juanita FURLOUGH, Judiana Cotton, Denise Grayson, Andrew Furlough, Jr. and Gary Furlough, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 21, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McKernan Law Firm by Joseph J. McKernan, Baton Rouge, Thomas & Hardy by Elizabeth S. Hardy, Lake Charles, Counsel for Appellants.

Hudson, Potts & Bernstein, L.L.P. by W. Craig Henry, Monroe, Fraser, Morris & Wheeler, L.L.P., by David A. Fraser, Lake Charles, Counsel for Appellee, Union Pacific Railroad Company.

Nanci S. Summersgill, Monroe, Counsel for Appellee, The City of Monroe.

Before STEWART, CARAWAY & PEATROSS, JJ.


PEATROSS, J.

This appeal arises out of an automobile/train accident which occurred at the S. 24th Street railroad crossing in Monroe, Louisiana. On January 6, 1995, a vehicle driven by Andrew Furlough collided with a Union Pacific Railroad Company1 locomotive. Mr. Furlough died shortly after the collision. His wife and four children2 brought the present action against UP; John Doyle Watson, the train's engineer...

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