Marianne Walsh v. James Lee Caskey

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT 19-688 CONSOLIDATED WITH 19-687

MARIANNE WALSH VERSUS JAMES LEE CASKEY, ET AL.

CONSOLIDATED WITH

GRACE LANTIER VERSUS JAMES LEE CASKEY, ET AL.

********** APPEAL FROM THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF IBERIA, NO. 126518 HONORABLE CURTIS SIGUR, DISTRICT JUDGE ********** D. KENT SAVOIE JUDGE ********** Court composed of Billy Howard Ezell, Shannon J. Gremillion, and D. Kent Savoie, Judges.

AFFIRMED AS AMENDED.

A. R. Johnson, III Kevin W. Welsh Phelps Dunbar, LLP Convention Street, Suite 1100 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802-5618 (225) 346-0285 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS: BNSF Railway Company James Lee Caskey Kevin M. Dills Davidson, Meaux, Sonnier Post Office Drawer 2908 Lafayette, Louisiana 70502 (337) 237-1660 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS: BNSF Railway Company James Lee Caskey Morris M. Haik, III Attorney At Law West St. Peters Street New Iberia, Louisiana 70560 (337) 560-4357 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS: BNSF Railway Company James Lee Caskey Katherine P. Martin Martin Mayard, LLC Post Office Box 81338 Lafayette, Louisiana 70598-1338 (337) 291-2440 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Sera Hearn Russell, III Attorney at Law Post Office Box 53866 Lafayette, Louisiana 70505-3866 (337) 769-3260 COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT: Grace Lantier M. Charles Brandt, Jr. Attorney at Law Mercury Street Lafayette, Louisiana 70503 (337) 237-7171 COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT: Marianne Walsh SAVOIE, Judge.

For the reasons assigned in the companion and consolidated case of Grace Lantier v. James Lee Caskey, et al, 19-687 (La.App. 3 Cir. ___/___/20), ___So.3d___, the judgment of the trial court is amended to include future general damages awarded to Grace Lantier in the amount of $50,000.00. The judgment is affirmed in all other respects. Costs of this appeal are assessed equally between BNSF Railway Company, James Lee Caskey, and Grace Lantier.

AFFIRMED AS AMENDED.