Legal Opinion
Riels v. Howell
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 15, 1971No. 3282PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Judge.
At night, plaintiff Joel E. Riels drove his automobile into the rear of defendant William G. Howell’s car. Mrs. Howell ran out of gas and allowed her car to come to rest blocking the outside of the two northbound lanes of U.S. Highways 65 and 84 between Vidalia and Ferriday. Mrs. Howell made no effort to warn overtaking traffic and remained in this position for two minutes before the accident.
The trial court held that Howell’s negligence was the sole proximate cause of the accident. Defendant’s insurer, The Employers’ Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd., appealed contending…
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