Houston Oil Field Material Co. v. Marlow

This suit arose out of a collision between an automobile owned by plaintiff and being then operated by its employee, and a car owned and operated by defendant. The accident occurred on Highway 31, running between New Orleans and Buras.

It is charged that defendant is liable because of the speed at which his car was being driven, coupled with his lack of care and caution, the result being that defendant lost control of his automobile completely and ran into plaintiff's car, which was being driven along its right side of the road in the opposite direction.

Defendant denied any negligence on his…