Goff v. Alello

CRAIN, Judge.

On March 1, 1986, at approximately 12:45 p.m. Roy Goff was driving his car in a westerly direction on Florida Boulevard in the city of Baton Rouge. Mrs. Goff was a passenger in the car. The traffic flow was slow and heavy in the vicinity of Cortana Mall. Mr. Goff stopped at a red semaphore light at the intersection of Florida and Cora Boulevards.

When the light turned green Mr. Goff proceeded west through the intersection, and traveled approximately four car lengths when he noticed that traffic immediately preceeding the Goffs was temporarily halted. Accordingly, Mr. Goff applied…