LeJEUNE v. BRASWELL

No. 13963.

394 So.2d 1277 (1981)

Thomas R. LeJEUNE and Deborah B. LeJeune v. Mitchell BRASWELL, Helmerich and Payne International Drilling Company, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Harbor Insurance Company, and the State of Louisiana, Through the Department of Transportation and Development.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

January 26, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Owen M. Goudelocke, Mengis, Durant, Carpenter & Goudelocke, Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellants.

Donald R. Smith, Ellison & Smith, Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before LOTTINGER, EDWARDS and PONDER, JJ.


EDWARDS, Judge.

On the morning of June 1, 1976, Deborah B. LeJeune was driving south on Louisiana Highway 415 in West Baton Rouge Parish. At the same time, Mitchell Braswell was driving a pickup truck north on Highway 415. Braswell reached a point where the road abruptly narrowed from four to two lanes. For unexplained reasons, Braswell failed to remain on the roadway's paved portion. One or more tires ran onto the gravel shoulder which was, in places, six to eight...

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