West Louisiana Petroleum Corp. v. Gunn

DOUCET, Judge.

Richard Lawrence, while driving a truck owned by his employer, struck the rear end of defendant — Randall Gunn’s vehicle when attempting to pass the latter’s vehicle as the Gunn automobile began executing a left-hand turn. The collision resulted in property damage to both vehicles. Subsequently, suit was filed by West Louisiana Petroleum Corporation seeking recovery of damages to the truck driven by Lawrence. The trial judge found plaintiff failed to establish any negligence on the part of defendant by a preponderance of the evidence and, accordingly, dismissed plaintiff’s…