COLLINS v. AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INS. CO. OF ST. LOUIS, MO.


128 F.Supp. 228 (1955)

Joe W. COLLINS, as Committee for Travious Riddle Collins, Incompetent, Plaintiff, v. AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, Defendant.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

February 3, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gay & Behrens, New York City, for plaintiff. Edward J. Behrens, New York City, of counsel.

Richard E. Joyce, New York City, John F. X. Finn and C. J. Pernicone, New York City, of counsel, for defendant.


PALMIERI, District Judge.

This is an action against an insurance company to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by T. R. Collins as a result of being struck by an automobile owned and operated by the defendant's insured, one E. H. Duffy. The action is based on the Louisiana direct action statute, La.Rev.Stat., Tit. 22, § 655 (1950), LSA-R.S. 22:655, which gives an injured person the privilege of bringing...

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