McCRORY v. ROCHESTER

No. 13747.

393 So.2d 176 (1980)

Tommy R. McCRORY v. Earl C. ROCHESTER et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

November 10, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Michael Parker, Baton Rouge, Counsel for plaintiff-appellee Tommy R. McCrory.

Daniel R. Atkinson, Baton Rouge, Counsel for defendants-appellants Earl C. Rochester and Truck Service, Inc.

Before LOTTINGER, EDWARDS and PONDER, JJ.


PONDER, Judge.

Defendant appealed from a judgment awarding plaintiff damages received in a rear-end collision.

The issues are: negligence of defendant and the contributory negligence of plaintiff.

We reverse and render.

Defendant was operating a tractor-trailer rig loaded with 13" diameter heavy duty pipe which extended 9'9" beyond the rear of the vehicle in heavy late afternoon traffic on U. S. Highway 61, a four-lane blacktop highway. The...

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