Vowell v. Manufacturers Cas. Ins. Co.

GLADNEY, Judge.

Plaintiff’s action is for damages for personal injuries sustained by him in an accident on December 11, 1951, before daylight about 6:15 A.M. on U.S. Highway 80, five miles west of Minden, Louisiana, which occurred when Francis A. Graham drove a Chevrolet pick-up truck owned by his employer, George W. Fowler, into the rear end of a Chevrolet truck and semi-trailer loaded with lumber. The lumber truck was owned by W. L. Bennett of Ruston and was being driven by Earnest Lynn. Vowell, at the time of the collision, was seated next to Graham. Jack Salmon was seated to Vowell’s right…