MURRY v. BANKERS FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 1997.

198 So.2d 532 (1967)

Jordan Slay MURRY, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BANKERS FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant, and Aetna Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearings Denied May 25, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Voorhies, Labbe, Fontenot, Leonard & McGlasson, by H. Lee Leonard, Lafayette, for defendant-appellant.

Nathan A. Cormie, & Assoc., by Robert Morgan, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellee.

Lewis & Lewis, by John M. Shaw, Opelousas, for defendant-appellee, Aetna Ins. Co.

Before TATE, SAVOY and HOOD, JJ.


TATE, Judge.

This suit results from a collision at a city intersection. Both drivers contended that the traffic signal was green for them. The trial court found in favor of Murry, the plaintiff driver. A defendant insurer (Bankers) appeals from judgment awarding Murry substantial damages for his personal injuries.

There is no substantial issue on appeal as to fault. The trial court found that Mrs. Jordan, the defendant driver, ran the red light and that her...

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