Howard v. Johnson

MORIAL, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court holding Liberty Mutual Insurance Company liable to plaintiff, Albert Howard, for damages in tort.

On September 14, 1973 plaintiff was injured in a vehicular accident while in the course and scope of his employment with Dixie Labor Service, Inc. (Dixie Labor). The accident occurred while plaintiff was a passenger in a truck being operated by his co-employee, Cecil Johnson. The vehicle involved had been leased by Branton Insulators, Inc. from Dixie Leasing, Inc. Except for the similarity in names, Dixie Leasing, Inc. has no…