Hemel v. United States Fidelity Guaranty Co.

Plaintiff seeks to recover for the cost of repairing his automobile which was damaged when he drove it into the rear end of a stationary truck of Pan American Liquor Company, at night on the highway between Westwego, La. and the Mississippi River Bridge, just above New Orleans. The defendant is United States Fidelity Guaranty Company, the liability insurance carrier of Pan American Liquor Company, the owner of the truck.

There is practically no dispute about the facts and the amount sued for is not in contest, defendant conceding that the record contains no proof other than that submitted by…