Legal Opinion
Vestal v. Kirkland
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 23, 2011No. 11-419, 11-420, 11-421PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COOKS, Judge.
liOn November 27, 2006, Cynthia Kirkland was driving a 2006 Freightliner eighteen-wheeler owned by her employer, Schneider National Carriers. She was returning from the Proctor & Gamble plant in Pineville, Louisiana, where she had picked up a trailer loaded with soap products. She was driving south on Louisiana Highway 165 in Allen Parish when she observed an accident ahead of her. At this point on Hwy. 165, the road was undergoing construction to change from two to four lanes. The north-bound construction was completed, but the south-bound construction was about to begin.
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2Cases cited28 opinions
- Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- Stobart v. State Through DOTDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Davis v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
- Pinsonneault v. Merchants & Farmers Bank & Trust CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
- Sinitiere v. LavergneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Favre v. Boh Bros. Construction Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
- Davis v. Recreation DepartmentLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
- Kirkland v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & DevelopmentLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
- Schneider National Carriers, Inc. v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & DevelopmentLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011