Car & General Ins. v. Thibaut

McCORD, Circuit Judge.

The appeal is from a judgment entered on a jury verdict awarding damages to the widow and minor children of Joseph L. Thibaut who was killed when his automobile ran into the rear end of a disabled truck and trailer belonging to appellant’s assured.

On February 4, 1945, about nine o’clock at night, the loaded truck and trailer unit of appellant’s assured was traveling along U. S. Highway No. 11 toward Baton Rouge, Louisiana. One of the trailer’s dual right rear wheels came off, the other right rear tire blew out, and the unit became disabled and immovable in the highway on…