Diaz

This appeal arises out of an action instituted on behalf of Edward Diaz, a minor, by his guardian ad litem, Tony E. Diaz, and by Tony E. Diaz on his own behalf, to recover damages for injuries sustained by said minor as a result of his being struck by an ambulance owned by defendant Dr. Ellwood L. Schultz and driven by defendant George Ralph Chatigny, an employee of defendant Shultz, and who was driving the ambulance within the scope of his employment. Also involved in the accident was an automobile being driven by defendant Edward A. Smith.

In view of the sole ground upon which appellants base their appeal, we deem it unnecessary to here set forth the factual background which gave rise to this litigation. Suffice it to say that at the conclusion of the trial the court made findings that the direct and proximate cause of the accident was the careless, reckless and negligent manner in which defendant Chatigny operated the ambulance which he was driving. That as a result thereof, the minor plaintiff, Edward Diaz, suffered damage in the sum of $9,000. That plaintiff Tony E. Diaz, “has been deprived of the companionship and earnings of his son Edward Diaz and will continue so to be…