Ortego v. Pratt-Farnsworth, Inc.

WARD, Judge.

This lawsuit arises out of an accident which occurred while Mrs. Ortego was driving her automobile and while Otis Cooley, Jr. was driving an 18-wheel tractor-trailer truck owned by his employer, Pratt-Farns-worth, Inc. The accident occurred on November 8, 1978, and Mrs. Ortego sustained personal injuries and property damage for which she brought suit in April, 1979. Prior to trial, Mrs. Ortego amended her petition to remove Otis Cooley as a defendant, leaving his employer, Pratt-Farnsworth, and its insurer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, as the only defendants.

The suit was…