233 So. 2d 36 - McGehee v. Cox’s Empirical Analysis
1970
Citation profile
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Dixie Drive It Yourself System New Orleans Co. v. American Beverage Co. · Breland v. American Insurance Company · Fontenot v. Pan American Fire & Casualty Company · Breland v. American Insurance Co. · Procell v. Strange
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“"Mr. Cox's negligence is clear. He was attempting to pass another vehicle within 100 feet of an intersection, in direct violation of R.S. 32:76, which forbids driving a car in the left lane of a two-lane highway within 100 feet of an intersection. There was no yellow line painted on the highway, no sign warning traffic approaching from the south of the imminence of the intersection. However the junction is wide, and is readily observable to the motorists approaching from the south. Under the law as interpreted by our courts, this is an intersection such as is contemplated by R.S. 32:76..... This is precisely the type of accident which R.S. 32:76 was enacted to guard against. ..."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“contributorily negligent for essaying a left turn without first ascertaining that it was safe to do so.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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