Hurley v. Coleman’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““The conclusion is inescapable, in view of the foregoing statutory rule and jurisprudence, that defendant was negligent in stopping his vehicle in a crossover in such manner that it extended into a traffic lane of the highway at a time and under circumstances which made it impossible for the driver of the approaching vehicle to avoid a collision, particularly in view of the fact that there was adequate space in the crossover for the vehicle to have completely cleared the roadway.” (205 So.2d at 481—Emphasis supplied by this Court)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 230 So. 2d 352 - Joseph v. Boudreaux