Legal Opinion

Holland v. Home Insurance Co.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided March 2, 1981No. 14043PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PONDER, Judge.

Plaintiff appealed from the dismissal of her suit for damages resulting from an in-tersectional collision.

The sole issue is plaintiff’s contributory negligence.

We affirm.

Plaintiff was proceeding north in the inside lane of a four-lane divided highway at approximately fifty miles per hour. The weather was misty and the road slippery. Approaching a blinking yellow light, plaintiff observed from some distance defendant’s tractor-trailer rig slowly entering the intersection. A red blinking light and a stop sign controlled traffic entering from the side road. Plaintiff reduced her…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Koob v. Cooperative Cab Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1948
  2. Great American Ins. Co. v. TurnageLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
  3. Pederson v. SchenckLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
  4. Duchmann v. Allstate InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1980

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Jackson v. AL & W. MOORE TRUCKINGLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
  2. Holland v. Home Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981

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