Scott v. Louisiana Midland Railway Co.

HOOD, Judge.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff, Edwin A. Scott, as the result of a collision between a truck and a train engine. The suit was instituted against Louisiana Midland Railway Company and the three employees of that company who were operating the engine at the time of the accident. The workmen’s compensation insurer of plaintiffs employer intervened, seeking reimbursement for the amount of compensation benefits it had paid to plaintiff.

The case was tried originally by jury, but the jury was unable to agree on a verdict, so by stipulation of…