DUPERCLAY v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL R.R. CO.

No. 04-CA-452.

892 So.2d 124 (2004)

Walter DUPERCLAY v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, The City of Lutcher and Louisiana Municipal Association.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

December 28, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blake G. Arata, Jr., John A. Leslie, J. Forester Jackson, New Orleans, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellant.

Brent M. Maggio, Metairie, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellee.

Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, JR., SOL GOTHARD and JAMES L. CANNELLA.


SOL GOTHARD, Judge.

Plaintiff, Walter Duperclay, appeals an adverse judgment in which the trial court found he failed to prove defendant, the City of Lutcher (city), was liable for his accident, and dismissed all claims against this defendant. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

Plaintiff filed this negligence action to recover for damages and injuries incurred when the vehicle he was driving was struck by a freight train at a railroad crossing on Alexander...

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