Belanger v. Ellerbe

BARNETTE, Judge.

The plaintiff, Walter E. Belanger, has appealed a judgment in favor of the defendants dismissing his suit for damages resulting from injuries sustained in an automobile collision between an automobile driven by him and one driven by the defendant Vernon L. Ellerbe, III, and insured by the defendant, Employers Fire Insurance Company.

The accident in question occurred on U. S. Highway 61 a short distance south of its intersection with Interstate 12 near the entrance to Ramada Inn Motel in East Baton Rouge Parish on August 4, 1974. The trial court found both drivers negligent and…