Knotts v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

AYRES, Judge.

This action in tort arose out of an automobile collision of November 14, 1966, at the intersection of State Highways 163 and 164 in Doyline, Webster Parish, Louisiana. Involved was a 1962 model Falcon driven by Mary Jo Vail Smelley and owned by the community existing between her and her husband, James D. Smelley, and a 1955 model Chevrolet driven by Jewella L. King and owned by the community existing between her and her husband, Willie King. Mrs. Knotts, a guest passenger in the Smelley vehicle, is joined as plaintiff by her husband. She seeks to recover damages sustained by her…