Knighten v. Travelers Indemnity Co.

JONES, Judge.

This is an action in tort in which the plaintiffs, who are husband and wife, seek the recovery of damages for the death of their minor son, 18 years of age, who was killed while crossing a highway in the Parish of East Feliciana. Defendant is the liability insurer of the driver of the automobile that struck the youth resulting in his death. The District Court made an award of $4,500 in favor of the plaintiff wife, Louisa Knighten, but made no award in favor of Hence Knighten, the other plaintiff, apparently on the ground that he was “non compus menis” as stated by counsel for…