Lirette v. Ott

SCHOTT, Chief Judge.

The automobile accident provoking this suit occurred as follows: Plaintiff, Lirette, was driving his pickup truck north along Highway 23 approaching the bridge over the Intercoastal Canal when he came upon a long line of traffic stopped ahead of him for the open drawbridge. As he was stopped a truck driven by appellee, Cunningham, came to ⅜ stop behind Lirette. Some time later (Lirette said twenty minutes) while Lirette and Cunningham were so stopped a vehicle operated by Ott ran into the rear of Cunningham’s vehicle propelling it into Lirette’s.

Lirette sued Ott and his…