Johnson v. Johnson

1 ,This case involves a left-turning eighteen-wheeler entirely blocking the roadway in use by on-coming motorists at twilight on a busy highway. The truck driver asserted he made the left-turn despite the fact that he saw on-coming traffic because it is hard to get an opportunity to make such a turn on that roadway. His attorney candidly admitted this at oral argument. All that was required to make a safe left-turn in this instance was patience. Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:104 imposes a mandatory duty on the left-turning motorist not to attempt a left turn across the roadway until it can be…