McCalmont v. Sterkx

An automobile belonging to J. A. McCalmont, while being driven by his wife, collided with a truck belonging to Joseph Sterkx, which was being driven by an employee of the latter, at the intersection of Murray and Seventh streets in the city of Alexandria, resulting in damaging the vehicles and injuring Mrs. Mc-Calmont.

Mrs. McCalmont and her husband filed suits against Joseph Sterkx to recover damages, alleging that the collision was due to the gross fault and carelessness of the driver of defendant’s truck, in that the truck approached and came on the intersection from Seventh street at an…