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HENDERSON v. UNION PACIFIC R.R.

No. 41,596-CA.

942 So.2d 1259 (2006)

Demetria Bouchaund HENDERSON and Dylan Lovely, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, Brandon Shifflett, Samuel Rivera, State of Louisiana through the Department of Transportation and Development, and Caddo Parish Commission, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

November 15, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dumas & Associates Law Corporation by Walter C. Dumas, Baton Rouge, for Appellants, Demetria B. Henderson and Dylan Lovely.

Pettiette, Armand, Dunkelman, Woodley, Byrd & Cromwell by Joseph S. Woodley, Shreveport, for Appellee, Caddo Parish Commission.

Charles Foti, Attorney General, Gregory S. Barkley, Assistant Attorney General, for Appellee, State of Louisiana, DOTD.

Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway by Samuel W. Caverlee, Shreveport, for Appellees, Union Pacific Railroad and Samuel Rivera.

Before STEWART, GASKINS and MOORE, JJ.

STEWART, J.

This is an appeal by plaintiffs, Demetria Henderson and Dylan Lovely, from the trial court's denial of their motion for continuance and grant of the defendant's motion for summary judgment. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court.

FACTS

On or about September 16, 2004, John Bland Jr. was fatally injured near the railroad crossing located at the intersection of Hoadley Street and Southern Avenue in Shreveport when he was...

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