Blanchard v. Allstate Insurance

CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a suit for damages arising out of an automobile accident. The plaintiff, Claude Blanchard, was the driver of one of the vehicles, and defendant is the liability insurer of Mrs. Nithe B. Corley, driver of the other. The district judge awarded plaintiff $620.20 for property damage to his automobile, $100 for personal injuries, $85 medical expense and $154.23 car rental. Defendant appealed.

The issues are: (1) the negligence of defendant’s insured, Mrs. Corley; and (2) contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff.

The scene of the accident is the intersection of…