West v. Monroe Bakery

This is a suit instituted by the parents of Eloise West, a minor, for the recovery of damages resulting from the death of said minor, who was killed by a truck of the Monroe Bakery, Inc., operated by its employee, on January 8, 1945. The suit against the defendant bakery company was filed January 7, 1946, barely within the prescriptive limit, and on May 2, 1946, said defendant's insurer, General Casualty Company of America, was made a party to the suit by amended petition.

In answer the defendant bakery company admitted the death of plaintiff's minor daughter but denied the allegations of…