Great Southern Lumber Co. v. Bates

LE BLANC, Judge.

This suit is brought to recover the sum of $264.70 for account of the Elizabeth Sullivan Memorial Hospital, which is owned and operated by the Great Southern Lumber Company, for hospital, medical, and nursing services rendered to a young boy named Edwin Pigott on the alleged authority and direction of the defendant, W. L. Bates.

The young Pigott boy was run over by a truck belonging to the defendant, Bates, on July 21, 1931, and suffered a severe cranial injury. The accident formed the basis of a damage suit against Bates which was finally decided in the latter’s favor. See…