Gilton v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

I .MARION F. EDWARDS, Judge.

Plaintiffs/Appellants appeal the trial court’s ruling that granted defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment on the issue of liability in an automobile accident. For the following reasons, the judgment of the trial court is reversed.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On the morning of October 30, 2000, defendant, Patrick Waguespack (“Wagues-pack”), was in the process of crossing the Veterans Memorial Bridge, which spans the Mississippi River between Vacherie and Gramercy, Louisiana. At that particular time, visibility was extremely low, due to a combination of fog and smoke…