Legal Opinion
Showers v. Loughlin
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 5, 1986No. 85-1217PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GUIDRY, Judge.
Plaintiff, Jack P. Showers, brought suit seeking damages allegedly resulting from a collision between his 1980 450 SL Mercedes Benz and Lorita B. Oscar’s 1980 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The accident occurred on Pinhook Road in Lafayette, Louisiana, when Oscar swerved into the oncoming lane of traffic in which Showers was traveling to avoid hitting a vehicle driven by Kelly M. Loughlin, which had allegedly pulled into Oscar’s lane of traffic. Showers named Oscar, Loughlin1, and Lough-lin’s insurer, Allstate Insurance Company, as defendants in the suit. Loughlin and Allstate filed a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wiley v. Travelers Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
- Augustine v. DickensonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
- McDonald v. American Fire & Indemnity Ins.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
- Davis v. Allstate Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
3Cited by2 opinions
- Gardner v. CampbellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
- Goodeaux v. City of DeRidderLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1988