Hatch v. Bayou Rapides Lumber Co.

2 Citing cases

  1. Fortenberry v. Preferred Accident Ins. Co.

    48 So. 2d 657 (La. Ct. App. 1950)   Cited 3 times

    However, under the very terms of the act itself, Act No. 286 of 1938, Rule 11(a), Sec. 3, this initial right of way is forfeited by one approaching the intersection in an unlawful manner. The rule concerning the respective duties of vehicles approaching an intersection such as the one here was stated in Hatch v. Bayou Rapides Lumber Co., La. App., 200 So. 41, 43, to be as follows: "It is the duty of a motorist to approach such an intersection carefully, keeping a lookout to his right and left, and to govern his movements from traffic conditions then and there prevailing. If conditions warrant it, he has the unqualified right to freely enter and cross the intersection. If the view of the motorist is obscured on his right or left, this circumstance demands of him greater caution than would otherwise be required of him. He has not the right to gamble by assuming it safe to cross the intersection when he has not had full opportunity to scan the surroundings. If he does so, and is injured or injures others free of fault, the blame rests solely upon him."

  2. Cantrell v. Roberts

    12 So. 2d 491 (La. Ct. App. 1943)   Cited 1 times

    " To support these holdings we cited Carkuff v. Geophysical Service, Inc., et al., La.App., 179 So. 490, and Meredith v. Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company, La.App., 185 So. 498. See, also, Driefus v. Levy et al., La.App., 140 So. 259; Johnson et ux. v. Fabacher et al., La.App., 175 So. 129; and Hatch v. Bayou Rapides Lumber Company, La.App., 200 So. 41. Plaintiff contends that he preempted the intersection first and that the superior right accruing to him because of that pre-emption should have been respected by defendant's driver.