Byrne v. State Farm Insurance Co.

BECKER, Judge.

On the evening of December 19, 1987 Monica Byrne was stopped in her car alone at a train crossing on Burgundy Street in the city of New Orleans waiting for a train to clear the intersection. A second vehicle containing two unknown males pulled up and stopped behind Mrs. Byrne’s vehicle. A short time later prior to the train clearing the crossing the second vehicle moved forward and bumped into the rear of the plaintiff’s vehicle. The driver of the second vehicle then exited his car and walked forward to examine the two vehicles at the point of impact. Giving an indication that…