Haire v. Allstate Insurance Co.

DIXON, Judge.

This case arose out of a collision in which the plaintiff was injured. He crashed into a truck at an intersection and claims that the accident was caused by the negligence of the defendant, Gayle Smith, in failing to observe his right of way and pulling out in front of him as he approached. Gayle Smith was the eighteen year old wife of a soldier, traveling to meet her husband in Texas.

The intersection involved is the junction of 1-20 and Highway 80 near Minden, Louisiana. Highway 80 is a divided pavement four-lane highway, as is 1-20. Both highways run in a general east-west…