HOWELL v. HAWTHORNE

No. 3213.

240 So.2d 441 (1970)

James and Melba M. HOWELL, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Daniel Andrew HAWTHORNE and the Employers Group of Insurance Companies, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 2, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vance Thompson, Alexandria, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Gist, Methvin & Trimble, by James T. Trimble, Alexandria, for defendants-appellees.

Before FRUGEé, CULPEPPER and MILLER, JJ.


MILLER, Judge.

The left turning eastbound motorist (defendant) stopped for the stop sign, then slowly entered the intersection. The left rear of her 1966 four door Oldsmobile was struck by the left front of the southbound right of way Mustang (plaintiff) after it skidded 69 feet plus the length of the Mustang. At impact the Oldsmobile was half in the northbound lane and half in the Mustang's lane. The impact turned the Oldsmobile around 180 degrees.

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