Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Jones
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 26, 2016No. 16-CA-48PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Chief Judge.
l2In this personal injury action, plaintiffs appeal the trial court’s grant of defendants’ motion to dismiss the action as abandoned. For the following reasons, we amend and, as amended, affirm.
Facts and Procedural History
On January 16,2010, Romona Lewis and her minor daughters were traveling in a vehicle on Louisiana Highway 44 in St. John the Baptist Parish when they attempted to cross railroad tracks. Before they could cross, the signal arm descended onto their vehicle so they were forced to stop. The train passed the vehicle without incident. After the train…
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- Melancon v. Continental Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
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