A Minden, Louisiana resident, Sherb Sentell graduated from the Louisiana State University Law School and was ranked 5th in his law school class. Sherb now serves as a partner at his own law firm, the Sentell Law Firm LLC, in Minden. Sherb Sentell also serves as a city judge in the state of Louisiana, where he oversees felonies, misdemeanors, and civil cases, all of which may involve auto accidents or injuries from an automobile (see https://www.mindenla.org/city-court/). As a rural judge who is allowed to also maintain a private law practice representing injured clients, Sherb Sentell maintains a unique analytical legal perspective. When asked about the legal principle of duty, Sentell said, “several factors and aspects will determine whether a person is legally liable (found to be negligent) when involved in a car accident.” One broad legal principle that is required for a finding of negligence is that a person has a legal duty to always act in a careful manner and act reasonably as a prudent person would under similar circumstances. This principle applies to many situations, such as a property owner properly maintaining a building, and a surgeon treating patients according to accepted medical standards and practices. In the case of driving, a driver breaches their duty when they fail to obey the laws such as speeding or passing in a no passing zone. Drivers can also breach their duty by negligence, such as by failing to pay attention, texting and driving, or falling asleep. In such situations, the person is driving in such a way that it might be expected that someone would be injured or that there would be damage to property, and that negligence makes them legally liable for breaching the duty of care owed to others. Sherb Sentell and the Sentell Law Firm LLC have successfully handled many personal injury automobile accident cases and helped many clients injured by others (see https://sentelllawfirm.com/).

1. The Legal Principle of Duty while Driving
Sherb Sentell

2. Introduction
A Minden, Louisiana resident, Sherb Sentell graduated from the Louisiana
State University Law School and was ranked 5th in his law school class.
Sherb now serves as a partner at his own law firm, the Sentell Law Firm
LLC, in Minden. Sherb Sentell also serves as a city judge in the state of
Louisiana, where he oversees felonies, misdemeanors, and civil cases, all of
which may involve auto accidents or injuries from an automobile (see
https://www.mindenla.org/city-court/). As a rural judge who is allowed to
also maintain a private law practice representing injured clients, Sherb
Sentell maintains a unique analytical legal perspective.

3. When asked about the legal principle of duty, Sentell said, “several factors and
aspects will determine whether a person is legally liable (found to be negligent)
when involved in a car accident.” One broad legal principle that is required for a
finding of negligence is that a person has a legal duty to always act in a careful
manner and act reasonably as a prudent person would under similar circumstances.
This principle applies to many situations, such as a property owner properly
maintaining a building, and a surgeon treating patients according to accepted
medical standards and practices. In the case of driving, a driver breaches their duty
when they fail to obey the laws such as speeding or passing in a no passing zone.
Drivers can also breach their duty by negligence, such as by failing to pay attention,
texting and driving, or falling asleep. In such situations, the person is driving in
such a way that it might be expected that someone would be injured or that there
would be damage to property, and that negligence makes them legally liable for
breaching the duty of care owed to others. Sherb Sentell and the Sentell Law Firm
LLC have successfully handled many personal injury automobile accident cases and
helped many clients injured by others (see https://sentelllawfirm.com/).