Legal Opinion
Thibodeaux v. Ace American Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 27, 2013No. 13-577PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAUNDERS, Judge.
I,This is an automobile accident case involving a left-turning vehicle striking a passing vehicle established in the passing lane on a two-lane roadway. The jury allocated 53% of the fault to the driver of the passing vehicle and 47% of the fault to the driver of the left-turning vehicle and awarded damages accordingly.
We find the allocation of fault by the jury was erroneous when considering the record before us and the applicable statutes: La.R.S. 32:104, La.R.S. 32:73, and La.R.S. 32:75. We amend the jury’s judgment to allocate 100% of the fault to the driver of the…
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- Housley v. CeriseSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
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