Travelers Insurance Company v. Mrs. Clara Louise Sanford Stanley

This appeal is from a judgment for the plaintiffs in an action brought against Travelers Insurance Company under the Louisiana Direct Action Statute 1 for damages for the wrongful death of their minor son who died by electrocution at the swimming pool operated by defendant’s insured, Audubon Park Na-tatorium, Inc. The case was tried to a jury which returned a verdict in favor of Mrs. Stanley for $30,000 plus burial expenses of $917.94, 'and a verdict for Mr. Stanley in the amount of $500.

On this appeal, error is assigned on the failure of the court to direct a verdict for the defendant on…