Burden v. Capitol Stores

This is the suit of William Pike Burden, Jr., against Capitol Stores Inc., Willie Fritz, one of its employees and Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company, insurance carrier on its truck, for damages for personal injuries. Originally the demand was for the sum of $42,987.79 but several items were subsequently eliminated and in a supplemental petition the total amount of the demand was reduced to the sum of $33,099.79.

We find the case correctly stated in the written opinion filed by the district judge from which we take the liberty to quote as follows:

"The plaintiff, William Pike Burden,…