PICOU v. FERRARA

No. 85-C-0146.

483 So.2d 915 (1986)

Gary E. PICOU v. Brian FERRARA, et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied March 20, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Bonin, Henry P. Julien, Levenson & Bonin, Mack E. Barham, Robert E. Arceneaux, Barham & Churchill, New Orleans, for plaintiff-applicant.

William A. Porteous, III, Porteous, Hainkel, Johnson & Sarpy, Dennis M. Ferrara, New Orleans, for defendant-respondent.


LEMMON, Justice.

This case involves a collision between a left-turning automobile driven by defendant and an overtaking motorcycle operated by plaintiff. The principal issues which prompted review by this court are (1) the proper standard of appellate review as to the jury's finding that both plaintiff and defendant were negligent when the jury had been improperly instructed regarding the plaintiff's negligence, and (2) the applicability of the constructive last clear...

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