SAVOY v. CHAPMAN

No. 83-221.

441 So.2d 21 (1983)

Barbara SAVOY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charlene CHAPMAN, et al., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 9, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy & Hattan, M. Candice Hattan, Lafayette, for defendant-appellant.

Felix A. DeJean, III, Opelousas, for plaintiff-appellee.

Harold Andrew, Baton Rouge, Christine O'Brien, Lafayette, for defendant-appellee.

Before DOUCET, LABORDE and KNOLL, JJ.


KNOLL, Judge.

On May 26,1980 Barbara Savoy was pedaling her bicycle on Perry Lane in Opelousas when a van operated by Charlene Chapman and occupied by her mother, Lois Lemelle, ran her off the road. When the plaintiff attempted to flee, the van made a u-turn and headed back toward her, striking her shoulder with the van mirror located on the passenger side. Plaintiff's injuries were minor requiring minimal medical treatment. She lost three weeks of work.

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