Legal Opinion
Burdine v. Robertson
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 18, 2011No. 46,213-CAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGaskins, J.
Iiln this two-vehicle collision case, the plaintiff/driver and his plaintiff/passenger both appeal from a trial court judgment that assessed the plaintiff/driver with 85 percent fault and the defendant/driver, whose log truck obstructed the favored road while entering from a private road, with only 15 percent fault. We amend the trial court judgment and, as amended, affirm.
FACTS
On October 24, 2006, Garold Wayne Burdine, age 19, was driving a 1991 Ford Ranger pickup truck south on Woolworth Road in Caddo Parish. The area is rural and lacks street lighting. Burdine was accompanied by his…
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