Louisiana Fire Ins. Co. v. R. W. Hodge Sons Garage

On March 25, 1948, an employee of plaintiff, Superior Iron Works Supply Company, Inc., delivered a Dodge two-ton truck to defendant's garage on Franklin Street in Shreveport, Louisiana, for the purpose of having the truck repaired. Defendant's employee took possession of the truck and drove same out of the garage for the purpose of determining the truck's condition and the repairs needed. While defendant's employee was driving the truck on the right side of the Market Street viaduct in the City of Shreveport, the vehicle went completely out of control; traveled across the wide four-lane…