Massey v. Johnson

BYRNES, Judge.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict in favor of the defendants, Walter Johnson (Johnson) and his insurance company, Government Employees Insurance Co. (GEICO) and against the plaintiff Althea Massey who sued on behalf of her son Levon.

The suit arises from a motor vehicle/pedestrian collision between Johnson, the driver/defendant, and three year old Levon Massey. From the trial testimony, the following facts emerge. On December 27, 1984, at 4:30 p.m., Johnson was proceeding southbound on Valence Street, a two lane residential road in the uptown section of New Orleans,…