DARTEZ v. POWELL OIL CO.

No. 85-1019.

499 So.2d 1046 (1986)

Wilbert DARTEZ, et ux., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. POWELL OIL CO., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 8, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Marquet, Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellant.

Terry Theriot, Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellee.

James Guglielmo, of Guglielmo, Lopez and Tuttle, Opelousas, Candice Hattan, of Roy and Hattan, Lafayette, Ron Thompson, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee.

Before DOUCET, LABORDE and KNOLL, JJ.


KNOLL, Judge.

This appeal concerns a passing vehicle hit by a truck when the truck negotiated a left hand turn. Ruby Dartez, wife of Wilbert Dartez, sustained severe injuries as a result of the accident. The truck was owned by Powell Oil Company (Powell) when an employee of Powell negotiated a left turn at an unmarked intersection on La. 26 and Landry road, located in a rural section of Jefferson Davis Parish. The trial court determined that the Department of Transportation...

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