Cofield v. Burgdorf

AYRES, Judge.

This is an action in tort. Plaintiff sustained an accidental injury to his back August 12, 1957, when an ice delivery truck owned by defendant allegedly and without warning backed into him as he walked along a foot path alongside Amulet Street in the City of Natchitoches. The truck was driven at the time by one Leroy Brown. The trial court concluded that Brown was defendant’s employee and, after evaluating plaintiff’s injuries, from the evidence adduced on the trial of the case, awarded plaintiff damages for personal injuries, pain and suffering in the sum of $1,250, together…