Henry v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Judge.
The plaintiff sues for damages resulting from an intersectional collision. The plaintiff driver’s vehicle was struck while crossing from an inferior street across a right-of-way thoroughfare. Made defendant is the liability insurer of the right-of-way driver.
We find no error in the trial court’s evaluation of the conflicting evidence, as set forth in his reasons for judgment. Under the facts so found, the plaintiff drove into the intersection in the immediate path of the right-of-way driver, when the latter was so close that an accident could not reasonably be avoided.
The trial…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gauthier v. FoglemanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1951
- Dupre v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- Huval v. BodinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- Smith v. Jung Hotel Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1969