State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, as subrogee of Rebecca Baggett v. Alleana K. Marshall, No. 2001489. James Sager and Alleana Marshall were involved in a motor vehicle accident in Memphis, Tennessee. State Farm, which insured the vehicle Mr. Sager was driving, concluded Ms. Marshall was at fault for the accident, paid the property damage claim, and filed suit against Ms. Marshall to recover the cost of vehicle repairs. In a bench trial (while eight months pregnant), Elizabeth persuaded the Judge that Ms. Marshall had established her position in the intersection while she had a green light and took all reasonable precautions to avoid an accident after traffic unexpectedly stopped the light turned red while she remained in the intersection. The court was further persuaded that Mr. Sager proceeded into the intersection despite having a partially obstructed line of sight for his intended path of travel and that he was at fault for the accident. Judgment was entered in favor of Ms. Marshall.
