Chatman v. City of Opelousas

liCOOKS, Judge,

dissenting.

After reviewing the record, I cannot find any factual justification for the trial court’s assessment of 20% fault to Chatman. It was undisputed that Buck had a stop sign in his path of travel. The investigating officer testified that no traffic controls governed Chat-man’s lane of travel; and, therefore, Chat-man had the right of way at the intersection. It was also undisputed that the left front fender of Buck’s vehicle struck the driver’s door of Chatman’s vehicle. This point of impact, physically, renders Buck’s assertion that he had not yet reached the stop sign…