Legal Opinion
Bell v. Kreider
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 30, 2004No. 04-CA-594PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
|,SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Judge.
This is a personal injury suit arising out of a 1998 accident on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge. The suit was dismissed for abandonment. Plaintiffs filed a motion to vacate the order of dismissal, which was denied, and plaintiffs appealed. We reverse the denial of the motion to vacate and render judgment vacating the dismissal.
On January 3,1998 the plaintiffs, Arthur Bell and Brennon Bell, were traveling northbound on the Causeway Bridge. Due to foggy conditions, the bridge authority had restricted traffic to the right-hand lane. Mr. Bell decided to pull…
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- McDill v. Utica Mut. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- In Re Succession of WrightLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
- Bell v. KreiderLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
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