Goff v. Sarradet

LEAR, Judge.

An accident occurred on June 6, 1978, near noon, at the intersection of Louisiana Highway 1 (LA-1) and Louisiana Highway 989-2 (LA-989-2) at Brusly, Louisiana. LA-1 is a four lane highway with two left turn lanes for northbound and southbound traffic. LA-989-2 is a two lane highway.

Immediately prior to the accident, plaintiff, Ernest C. Goff (Goff) was driving a pickup truck on LA-1 in a northerly direction and defendant, Melba T. Sarradet (Sarradet), was stopped on LA-989-2 near the intersection intending to proceed through the intersection in an easterly direction.

At some time…