United States Eighth Circuit

Judgment pursuant to jury verdict finding third party defendant partially responsible for a traffic accident in a construction zone is affirmed where there was no error in finding that the acquired-immunity doctrine did not shield defendant from liability for its negligence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/23/2005
• Published 12/23/2005

Judges

• SMITH, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, BEAM, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who represented the appellant was Elton A. Rieves, III of West Memphis, AR. Also appearing on the brief was G. Shaun Hair, Jr.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who represented appellees Rosa Maria Lopez and Regions Bank, Special Administrator for the Estate of Isidro Lopez was Ted Boswell of Bryant, AR. Also appearing on this brief were Clark Brewster and John Andrew Ellis.   Counsel who represented appellees Robert Mendez and Roadway Express was Jack M. Strauch of Winston-Salem, NC.