Holland v. Home Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
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
- Koob v. Cooperative Cab Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1948
- Great American Ins. Co. v. TurnageLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
- Pederson v. SchenckLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- Duchmann v. Allstate InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
3Cited by2 opinions
- Jackson v. AL & W. MOORE TRUCKINGLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
- Holland v. Home Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981