Thompson v. Kivett Reel

In this suit, plaintiff seeks of defendant, Kivett Reel, Inc., and its insurer, the Columbia Casualty Company, judgment in the amount of $20,000 for damage on account of personal injuries, medical expenses, loss of time, etc., allegedly sustained by him as a result of a collision on June 24, 1944, in the City of Bogalusa, between the truck of plaintiff driven by him, and a gravel truck belonging to defendant Kivett Reel, Inc., driven by a minor, 15 years of age, acting in the scope of his employment by defendant.

In his petition, plaintiff sets out the manner in which the accident happened,…