Fisher v. American Employers Insurance Co.

GLADNEY, Judge.

This is an action to recover for the personal injuries and property damage sustained by plaintiff in an automobile accident on April 10, 1965. The accident occurred on U. S. Highway No. 80 in the City of West Monroe, Louisiana, at a point where that highway is a two-lane thoroughfare. After trial judgment was rendered in favor of plaintiff for $500.00 from which defendant has appealed.

Four vehicles were traveling in the westbound lane of U. S. Highway No. 80. The first, or leading vehicle, was a Chevrolet tractor trailer unit operated by W. A. Robinson; the second vehicle was a…