Antoine v. Etienne

This action stems from a motor vehicle accident in which a minor child was injured in the rear passenger seat when the driver lost control on the highway and struck the jersey barrier and guardrail on each side of the road. The issue presented on appeal is whether there was sufficient evidence of negligence on the driver’s part to sustain a judgment for the plaintiff. A review of the record leads us to conclude that the plaintiff sustained his burden by producing sufficient evidence, and that the judgment should be affirmed.

On October 28,1996, Marc Antoine (hereinafter “plaintiff’), then four…