Marcantel v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

HOOD, Judge.

Plaintiff, Nathan A. Marcantel, Jr., claims damages for personal injuries which he sustained when an automobile occupied by him was struck by a truck owned by J. B. Best Manufacturing Company. The suit was instituted against Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, insurer of the Best truck. Houston Fire and Casualty Insurance Company, insurer of plaintiff’s employer, intervened claiming reimbursement for workmen’s compensation benefits and medical expenses which it had paid to or for Marcantel.

The case was tried by jury, with the result that a verdict was rendered in favor of plaintiff…