Hand v. Reid

TATE, Judge.

This suit arises out of an intersectional collision. The trial court held that the-negligence of the plaintiff’s driver was the sole proximate cause of the accident. The-defendant was therefore awarded damages-upon his reconventional demand. An appeal is taken by the plaintiff and his liability insurer, defendants in reconvention.

The essential issue of the appeal is whether the trial court erred in finding that the plaintiff’s driver was approaching the intersection at a highly excessive rate of speed.

If so, this negligently excessive speed was the sole proximate cause of the…