FONTENOT v. SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 3400.

248 So.2d 596 (1971)

Leon C. FONTENOT and Ronella G. Fontenot, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 28, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fruge & Foret, by Jack C. Fruge, Ville Platte, for defendant-appellant.

Preston N. Aucoin, Ville Platte, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before SAVOY, HOOD and MILLER, JJ.


MILLER, Judge.

Damages were awarded to a left-turning motorist who was struck by defendant's insured's overtaking vehicle. We find that plaintiffs' contributory negligence bars her recovery and reverse.

On the clear cold morning of February 12, 1970, plaintiff Ronella G. Fontenot was driving mortherly on Louisiana Highway 29 about two miles south of Ville Platte. The blacktop highway (with eight foot shoulders on both sides) made a gradual turn to the left...

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