Legal Opinion
Gaten v. Tangipahoa Parish School System
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 23, 2012No. 2011 CA 1133PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarter, C.J.
12This is an appeal of a summary judgment granted in favor of Defendant/Appel-lee, Tangipahoa Parish School System. For the following reasons, we dismiss the appeal.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Plaintiff/Appellant, Clarence Gaten, owns and leases a school bus to the Tangi-pahoa Parish School System (“TPSS”). In April 2008, Aaron C. Jackson, a substitute bus driver, was operating Gaten’s bus when its engine began to overheat. Gaten filed a petition for damages against TPSS and Jackson, alleging that Jackson failed to stop the bus or otherwise take action “even after smoke began pouring from the…
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