JOHNSON v. POWELL

No. 7722.

346 So.2d 283 (1977)

Mrs. Annette Gray Johnson, widow of Henry JOHNSON v. Robert L. POWELL, Stephens Chevrolet, Inc., and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 7, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Windhorst, Heisler, De Laup & Wysocki, Melvin Ripp, Jr., New Orleans, for plaintiffappellant.

Bruce J. Borrello, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before REDMANN, LEMMON and SCHOTT, JJ.


LEMMON, Judge.

Mrs. Henry Johnson has appealed from a judgment which dismissed her suit to recover damages for the wrongful death of her husband in an automobile-pedestrian accident. The principal issue on appeal is the applicability of the last clear chance doctrine.

The accident occurred at 10:00 p.m. at the intersection of Jefferson Highway and Shrewsbury Road. Robert Powell was traveling east on Jefferson, which was a divided highway with three 12-foot...

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