McCALLUM v. STATE DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS

No. 51406.

247 So.2d 397 (1971)

258 La. 586

Prior A. McCALLUM and Marie Belle McCallum v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 14, 1971.


Writ refused. On the facts found by the Court of Appeal we find no error of law in its judgment.

BARHAM, J., is of the opinion the writ should be granted. The court has held as a matter of law that a motorist who disregarded six (6) warning signs beginning 1500' from a T intersection or dead end, who saw the stop sign at the intersection and ran through at 60 m. p. h. was not contributorily negligent.

McCALEB, C. J., concurs in the views...

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