Bea v. Russo

These two suits grew out of an automobile accident which occurred at the intersection of Lessard and Charles Streets in the City of Donaldsonville on August 18, 1943, when a Chevrolet panel truck traveling west on Charles Street owned by Herbert Bea and driven at the time by his wife, Mabel, was struck by a Ford traveling south on Lessard driven by Anthony Russo, Jr., the minor son of the defendant. The accident occurred after a good dark between 9 and 10 o'clock p.m. The Bea truck was occupied by the said Mabel Bea and by the wife of Penny Douglas, referred to in the petition as "Mrs. Penny…