Legal Opinion
Schexnayder v. McCawley
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 9, 1977No. 11275Published
1Opinion of the Court
SARTAIN, Judge.
This suit involves a collision between an automobile which had been immobilized on a highway because of a prior collision and an oncoming motorist which collided with the obstructing vehicle.
On May 2, 1970, at approximately 2:00 o’clock A.M., John R. McCawley, Jr. who was traveling south on Louisiana Highway 30 in Ascension Parish, struck the rear of an Ascension Parish Sheriff’s vehicle, knocking it into a ditch adjacent to the road. McCawley’s car came to rest in a position which partially blocked both lanes of travel of the highway. Within three to five minutes, Glenn…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Dixie Drive It Yourself System New Orleans Co. v. American Beverage Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
- Chivers v. Couch Motor Lines, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Washington Fire & Marine Insurance v. Canal InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
- Mouton v. Pacific Indemnity Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
- Payne v. Allstate InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
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