Haas v. Hayes

The plaintiff, Mrs. Carol Conner Haas, brought this suit against the defendant, Joseph N. Hayes, claiming the sum of $500.00 for personal injuries and $141.60 for property damage, alleged to be due as a result of an intersectional collision between her 1936 Oldsmobile Sedan and defendant's 1937 1/2-ton Ford Pick-up Truck.

Defendant filed an exception of no right of action which was overruled. He then answered denying that he was in any way at fault and averring that the accident was due solely to the negligence of plaintiff in failing to afford him the right of way since he had preempted the…