HAYES v. BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS CO.

No. 09-1353.

34 So.3d 1009 (2010)

Frank J. HAYES, Jr., et al. v. BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 7, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger G. Burgess, Baggett, McCall, Burgess, Watson & Gaughan, L.L.C., Lake Charles, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Bridget Voge, John Voge.

James R. Nieset, Plauche', Smith, & Nieset, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, P.B. Energy Storage Services.

Vernon Ed McGuire, III, Plauche', Smith & Nieset, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Calcasieu Parish Police Jury.

Barry A. Roach, Larry A. Roach, Inc., Michael H. Schwartzberg, Vamvoras & Schwartzberg, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Christy Johnson, Frank J. Hayes, Jr.

Kenneth R. Spears, C. Thomas Tolbert, Spears & Gary, LLC, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co.

Scott J. Scofield, Scofield, Gerard, Singletary & Pohorelsky, L.L.C., Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Sasol North America, Inc.

Paul L. Veazey, Jr., Stockwell, Sievert, Viccellio, Clements & Shaddock, L.L.P., Lake Charles, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, PPG Pipeline, Centerpoint Energy Resources, PPG Industries, Inc.

Henry Dupont Heck Olinde, Jr., Rachel Marasa Azzarello, Carleton, Dunlap, Olinde, et al., Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Gravity Drainage District No. 5 of Ward 4.

Robert J. Young, III, Young, Richaud & Myers, LLC, Metairie, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Gulf South Pipeline Company.

Court composed of MARC T. AMY, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, and SHANNON J. GREMILLION, Judges.


AMY, Judge.

The plaintiffs brought suit on behalf of their minor daughter after she sustained serious injuries in a four-wheeler accident. Included among the defendants was the owner of the land and a pipeline right of way where the accident took place. The owner filed a motion for summary judgment, contending that it was immune from liability for this accident under Louisiana's Recreational Use Statutes. The trial court...

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