HORN v. CITY OF LAFAYETTE

No. 89-1082.

578 So.2d 232 (1991)

Jean F. HORN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LAFAYETTE, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearings Denied May 14, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Kaufman, Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellant.

Landry, Watkins & Bonin, Edward P. Landry, New Iberia, for intervenor-appellant.

Domengeaux & Wright, Robert K. Tracy, Lafayette, for intervenor-appellee (Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.).

Brinkhaus, Dauzat & Falgoust, Jerry J. Falgoust, Opelousas, for defendant-appellee.

Voorhies & Labbe, Thomas R. Hightower, Jr., Lafayette, for defendant-appellee.

Before GUIDRY, FORET and YELVERTON, JJ.


FORET, Judge.

The issues involved in this case are liability and quantum arising out of a two-vehicle collision occurring on January 31, 1985 between Jean Horn, a cab driver employed by Thrifty Cab, and Robert Layburn, a police officer employed by the City of Lafayette, defendant-appellee herein. The trial court found that the sole cause of the accident was the gross negligence of Horn, plaintiff-appellant, and awarded no damages. Both Horn and Liberty Mutual Insurance...

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