Pierre v. Connecticut Fire Insurance

SWIFT, Judge.

This is an action by the father of a minor child to recover damages allegedly sustained by his daughter and by him as a result of the child being run over by a truck operated by the defendant’s insured. After a trial on the merits judgment was rendered in favor of defendant. Plaintiff has appealed.

The record reveals that Hayes J. Doman-gue, an itinerant salesman of fruit and vegetables, had done business for some time with the Ruven J. St. Pierre family at Grand Isle, Louisiana. On August 27, 1964, Mr. Domangue drove his truck onto the St. Pierres’ shell driveway, stopped the…