Morgan v. Vandevers Dry Goods Company

BERRY, Justice.

In her' petition filed below, plaintiff in error, hereafter referred to as “plaintiff”, alleged that while working as a saleslady for defendant in error, a retail mercantile establishment, hereafter referred to as “defendant”, she sustained serious and permanent bodily injuries; that defendant was negligent and that its negligence was the proximate cause of her injuries. Plaintiff sought to recover $91,000.00 as damages.

Among the defenses asserted by defendant in its answer was that, although not required to do so, defendant had procured insurance that provided benefits for its…