Robinett v. Silvereagle Transport, Inc.

hKLEES, Judge.

Plaintiff Jerry Robinett and defendant Sil-vereagle Transport, Inc. have filed cross appeals from the trial court’s judgments in a bifurcated trial arising out of a collision between plaintiffs vehicle and defendant’s eighteen wheel tractor/trailer.

The accident occurred on the afternoon of June 9, 1989 when the tractor/trailer, being driven by Silvereagle’s employee Larry Tobi-as, apparently turned right from the left lane of Chef Menteur Highway and in doing so, was hit by plaintiffs car, which had been proceeding in the same direction in the right lane a short distance behind…