Legal Opinion

Gibson v. Barmore

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 26, 2014No. 48,870-CAPublished

1Opinion of the CourtPitman, J.

1 Appellants, Daphne Barmore and Safeway Insurance Company, appeal the trial court’s ruling that Ms. Barmore was 75 percent at fault and Appellee James Gibson was 25 percent at fault for an automobile accident. Mr. Gibson also appeals the trial court’s assignment of comparative fault and the award of general damages. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

On the morning of February 8, 2012, Mr. Gibson was driving his Toyota Camry north on Kingston Road in Shreveport. At the same time, Ms. Barmore was backing her Pontiac Grand Prix out of her driveway onto Kingston Road, and the automobiles…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  2. Stobart v. State Through DOTDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  3. Canter v. Koehring CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  4. Youn v. Maritime Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  5. Mart v. HillSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987

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