Haynes v. Martinez

NORTHCUTT, Justice.

Appellee, Ernesto Martinez, sued appellants, C. Sumner Haynes and George W. Soash, d/b/a Haynes — Soash Company, to recover alleged damages in the sum of $20,900 for the death of his three-year-old son, Louis Martinez.

Appellee alleged N. A. Hefner, agent, servant, and employee of appellants, while in the course and scope of his employment for said appellants, operated appellants’ truck in such a negligent manner as to strike appellee’s son, Louis Martinez, thereby causing the death of his said son. Ap-pellee alleged two acts of negligence. One was the failure on the part of…