Marquette Casualty Company v. Brown

McCALEB, Justice.

Cleotha Thomas, an employee of Paretti Pontiac Co. Inc., was injured on July 15, 1954, when the motorcycle driven by him in the course of his employment collided with an automobile operated by the defendant, Brown, on the streets of the City of New Orleans. Having paid Thomas workmen’s compensation and incurred mddical expense for his treatment, plaintiff, the compensation insurer of his employer, brought this suit for reimbursement of the amounts expended, claiming that the accident was attributable solely to the fault of Brown.

The suit was filed on November 15, 1955, or…