Faulkner v. Malloy

BARHAM, Judge.

Plaintiff, John Faulkner, brought this suit for property damage and personal injury resulting from an intersectional automobile collision. The trial judge found both motorists negligent, dismissed plaintiff’s demands, and from this judgment plaintiff has appealed.

Faulkner, approximately 70 years of age, was proceeding easterly on Pierremont Avenue approaching the intersection with Fern Street in Shreveport. He entered an offset lane, provided for left turning vehicles, preparatory to executing a left turn into Fern Street. This intersection is controlled by a traffic light which…