Fourmeaux v. Clark-Roscher Hardware Supply Co.

Peter Fourmeaux, Sr., who brought this suit on behalf and for the use and benefit of his minor son, Peter, Jr., appeals from a judgment rejecting a demand for damages for physical injuries received by the boy when he was knocked down as a result of contact with the side of a motor truck owned by defendant and driven by an employee who at the time was admittedly acting within the scope of his employment.

The accident occurred at the corner of Fourth and Constance Streets at about 12:30 on the afternoon of July 28, 1937.

Constance Street on which the truck was being operated is a one-way street,…