Williams v. Standard Supply Co.

MEMORANDUM DECISION

KELLAM, District Judge.

On August 26, 1960, James Williams, Jr., then an infant ten months of age, was injured in a collision between an automobile in which he was riding, driven by his father, James Williams, Sr., and a truck of Standard Supply Company, Incorporated (Standard), driven by Pete O. Williams, Jr. (Pete). Suit on this claim was not instituted until March 8, 1968.

The events leading up to the accident and injury are these:

Pete O. Williams, Jr. had been a truck driver for Standard for some 28 years. He had a perfect record, had never been involved in an accident,…