Gonzalez v. Lockette

GULOTTA, Judge.

In this intersectional accident case, defendant-driver, Dennis E. Lockette, and his insurer appeal from a $75,000.00 lump sum jury verdict in favor of plaintiff-driver, Mary Gonzalez, for damages sustained in the accident. Both liability and quantum are in issue. We affirm.

The collision occurred on August 16,1977, at the intersection of S. Galvez Street and Tulane Avenue in the city of New Orleans. Tulane Avenue is a six-lane neutral ground thoroughfare with three traffic lanes heading toward the river and three lanes heading toward the lake. S. Galvez is a four-lane avenue…