Beraud v. Allstate Insurance Co.

BLANCHE, Judge.

This suit was instituted by George Beraud and his wife, Earma Beraud, against Warren Blount and his liability insurer, Allstate Insurance Company, for damages sustained by them in an automobile accident. The facts as found by the trial court show that both Mrs. Beraud and Mr. Blount were traveling in a westerly direction on U. S. Highway 190, a two-lane highway, on the evening of April 23, 1968. The collision occurred three-tenths of a mile west of Hammond, Louisiana, when Mrs. Beraud, who had been driving behind defendant’s truck, attempted to pass him. As Mrs. Beraud pulled…