Baird v. Employers' Liability Assur. Corporation

This suit arises from an automobile collision which occurred on January 2, 1945, at about 2:50 o'clock, p.m., in the City of New Orleans. The plaintiff wife sued for $35,000.00 to compensate her for personal injuries, and the plaintiff husband sued for $1,210.75, the medical and other expenses incurred in the treatment of his wife, and for damages sustained to his automobile. Both plaintiffs reside in New Orleans.

William R. Baird was driving his automobile down Carondelet Street with his wife as a passenger. He stopped at Howard Avenue pursuant to a red light, when an automobile, owned by a…