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342 So. 2d 1111

Devun v. Barton

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 11, 1977

Supreme Court of Louisiana · decided 1977-03-11

Relies on DeVun v. Barton

Decided 1977-03-11

¶1In re: Dennis J. Devun applying for cer-tiorari, or writ of review, to the Court of Appeal, 340 So.2d 1018, Fourth Circuit, Parish of Jefferson.

¶2Application denied; no error of law, on the facts found by the court of appeal.

TATE, J.,

¶3dissents. Under the sudden emergency presented by the defendant driver’s gross negligence, the plaintiff’s driver — approaching and turning from the right-of-way highway — is not guilty of contributory negligence because of any misjudgment (as viewed from after the accident in the calm of an appellate conference chamber) in the evasive action adopted by him in response to the defendant’s negligence.

CALOGERO, J.,

¶4is of the opinion the writ should be granted.

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