Dean v. Bituminous Casualty Corp.

PORTERIE, District Judge.

Mrs. Ervin Dean sues on behalf of herself and her minor child for damages arising out of an automobile accident, which occurred in Claiborne Parish, Shreveport Division, Western District of Louisiana, on or about September 28, 1946. She alleges that the accident was the result of the sole negligence of an employee of the H. R. Hayes Lumber Company. The H. R. Hayes Lumber Company is the holder of a policy-contract from the defendant, the Bituminous Casualty Corporation, wherein the latter agrees to defend any action and pay any judgment rendered against the said Lumber…