Turner v. Peerless Insurance Co.

JONES, Judge ad hoc.

This is an action seeking recovery of damages by the plaintiff, Henry Turner, an inmate of Louisiana State Penitentiary, for alleged injuries received by him on January 3, 1957, when he fell from a bulldozer being operated by another inmate, Joseph James. The defendants are Joseph James and the Travelers Insurance Co., substituted for the defendant, Peerless Insurance Co., by a supplemental petition, who was the insurer under the applicable liability insurance policy of the bulldozer, which is included in a schedule of vehicles owned by the State of Louisiana.

The defendant…