Handley v. Mortland

(dissenting) — Paul Handley, a nine-year-old minor, was struck and injured on February 23, 1945, by a tractor-trailer owned by Pacific Highway Transport, Inc., and operated by Charles Mortland. On June 14, 1945, his aunt, now his foster mother, was appointed guardian ad litem for the minor. Promptly on the same day, suit was filed by the guardian on behalf of the minor against Pacific Highway Transport, Inc., and Mortland. Judgment was entered on the same day, pursuant to a settlement agreement by the terms of which Paul Handley received $394.90.

In May, 1957, six months after he became…