NORRIS v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

Nos. CA-0411 to CA-0414.

433 So.2d 392 (1983)

Albertha Norris, wife of/and George NORRIS v. The CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

June 3, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marilyn A. Boothe, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Salvador Anzelmo, City Atty., Douglas P. Wilson, Chief Deputy City Atty., Michelle M. Ostrander, Asst. City Atty., New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Before GULOTTA, SCHOTT and CIACCIO, JJ.


GULOTTA, Judge.

In this intersectional accident case, the issue before us is whether the City of New Orleans is negligent under LSA-C.C. Art. 2315 or strictly liable under LSA-C.C. Art. 2317 for malfunctioning traffic signals at the accident scene, where each driver claimed the benefit of a green light.

The collision occurred on October 22, 1979, at approximately 8:45 a.m., at the intersection of North Galvez and Caffin Avenues in New Orleans. Albertha Norris...

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