Legal Opinion
Dupre v. Olympic Insurance
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 12, 1970No. 2994PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULPEPPER, Judge.
This is a suit for damages caused by an automobile accident. The plaintiff, Mrs. Judy Dupre, was turning left off the highway onto a private road when she was struck by a large truck being driven by defendant’s insured, Isaac Landry, who was engaged in a passing maneuver. The trial judge found the accident was caused solely by the negligence of the left turning plaintiff. Plaintiff appealed.
The accident occurred on Louisiana Highway 167, a two-way, two-lane thoroughfare, of blacktop construction approximately 24 feet in width and running generally north and south. The speed…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Lewis v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- Gorum v. PritchardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- Hall v. JacksonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Farmer v. Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. Continental Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1977