Lanier v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.

MOISE, Justice.

Plaintiffs, John H. Lanier and Elizabeth Williams Lanier, sued

1. Hillary Simmons;

2. A. R. Blossman Company, Inc.; and

3. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company, the insurer of A. R. Blossman Company, Inc.;

for damages resulting from the death of their minor son, Preston Luke Lanier, in an accident on April 18, 1947.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, workman’s compensation insurer of decedent’s employer, Clemons Brothers Lumber Company, intervened for the recovery of compensation benefits paid, funeral expenses, court costs, etc.

Trial on the merits resulted in a judgment in favor of…