Murphy v. Head

PRICE, Judge.

This is a tort action brought by Grover E. Murphy, the father of six-year old Barry Murphy, for damages allegedly resulting from a collision between the child, a pedestrian, and a pickup truck driven by Everett Ray Head, on Suntan Street in the City of Shreveport, Louisiana, on October 27, 1966. The defendants named in the petition are Head and his liability insurer, Aetna Casualty and Surety Company.

The facts, as we understand them from our study of the record, are substantially as follows:

The accident happened about 5:30 o’clock, P. M. on the opposite side of the street from…