MOREAU v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE

No. CA 05-675.

919 So.2d 862 (2006)

Van MOREAU v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

January 11, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence N. Curtis, Curtis & Lambert, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant: Van Moreau.

David Andrew Fraser, Attorney at Law, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellee: Union Pacific Railroad Company.

Adam L. Ortego, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellee: State of Louisiana, through DOTD.

Roderick Gregory Bertrand, Assistant District Attorney, Oberlin, LA, for Defendant/Appellee: Allen Parish Police Jury.

Randall Brian Keiser, Keiser Law Firm, Alexandria, LA, for Defendant/Appellee: Town of Kinder.

Court composed of JOHN D. SAUNDERS, OSWALD A. DECUIR, and GLENN B. GREMILLION, Judges.


SAUNDERS, Judge.

Plaintiff, Van Moreau, was injured when he was involved in an automobile-locomotive collision on August 28, 2005. Plaintiff was traveling on Highway 190 in the Town of Kinder when he came to a stop on the railroad tracks. He claims that his view of the approaching train was obstructed and that due to this obstruction, he was unable to prevent the accident. Plaintiff filed suit against the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company, Union Pacific...

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