CONTINENTAL INS. CO. v. SINGLETON

No. 12241.

365 So.2d 602 (1978)

CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Hollis H. SINGLETON and/or Hollis M. Singleton, Sr., Defendant and Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

November 20, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Reilly, Jr., Houma, for plaintiff and appellant.

Jude T. Fanguy, Houma, for defendant and appellee.

Before LANDRY, COVINGTON and PONDER, JJ.


PONDER, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from a denial of recovery of property damage under a subrogation agreement.

The issue is: Is the contributory negligence of an employee driving a company car not in the course and scope of his employment imputable to the employer so as to bar recovery by the latter's insurer from a negligent third party. We reverse and render.

We accept the lower court's finding that the employee and defendant's son were negligent and...

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