EMPLOYERS LIABILITY ASSUR. CORP., LTD. v. SMITH


322 S.W.2d 126 (1959)

EMPLOYERS LIABILITY ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LIMITED, Appellant, v. Margaret SMITH, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 13, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lester L. Parrott, Barbourville, for appellant.

H. M. Tye, Lowell Lundy, Barbourville, for appellee.


CULLEN, Commissioner.

Juanita Mills, a five-year-old girl, was injured when struck by a truck operated by Essau Hoskins. The Employers Liability Assurance Corporation, carrier of liability insurance on the Hoskins truck, paid $7,000 in settlement of a claim asserted on behalf of the little girl (without suit), and obtained a release of their liability. The insurance company then brought this action against Margaret Smith, seeking contribution on the theory that she...

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