Liner v. City of Houma

SHORTESS, Judge.

David Liner (plaintiff) filed suit against Elwood Scoby and the City of Houma (defendant) for damages he sustained in a vehicular collision, which occurred on November 19, 1979. Plaintiff was injured when his motorcycle collided with a dump truck owned by defendant and operated by its employee, Elwood Scoby. At trial the parties stipulated that the sole and proximate cause of the accident was the negligence of the defendant driver in failing to obey a stop sign. Thus, quantum was the only issue to be determined. After hearing all the evidence, the trial judge rendered and…