Schneider Nat'l Carriers, Inc. v. State

Full title: SCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS, INC. AND LIBERTY FIRE MUTUAL INSURANCE…

Court: STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT

Date published: Nov 23, 2011

11-420 C/W (La. Ct. App. Nov. 23, 2011)

Opinion

11-420 C/W 11-419 & 11-421

11-23-2011

SCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS, INC. AND LIBERTY FIRE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT

W. Jay Luneau COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE: Cynthia D. Kirkland COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE: Johnnie O'Hara. C. David Vasser, Jr. Vasser & Vasser COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLEES: Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co. and Schneider National Carriers, Inc. James D. "Buddy" Caldwell, Attorney General Elizabeth B. Hollins, Assistant Attorney General Louisiana Department of Justice, Litigation Division COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT: State of Louisiana, DOTD

COOKS

APPEAL FROM THE

THIRTY-THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

PARISH OF ALLEN, DOCKET NO. C-2007-566, C/W

C-2007-455 & C-2007-567

HONORABLE H. WARD FONTENOT, DISTRICT JUDGE

SYLVIA R. COOKS

JUDGE

Court composed of Sylvia R. Cooks, James T. Genovese, and Phyllis M. Keaty, Judges.

AFFIRMED.

W. Jay Luneau

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE:

Cynthia D. Kirkland

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE:

Johnnie O'Hara.

C. David Vasser, Jr.

Vasser & Vasser

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLEES:

Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co. and Schneider National Carriers, Inc.

James D. "Buddy" Caldwell, Attorney General

Elizabeth B. Hollins, Assistant Attorney General

Louisiana Department of Justice, Litigation Division

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT:

State of Louisiana, DOTD
COOKS , Judge.

For the reasons assigned in the consolidated case entitled Vestal v. Kirkland, 11-419 (La.App. 3 Cir. _/__/__), _ So.3d _, rendered this day, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed. Costs of this appeal are assessed to the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development.

AFFIRMED.