Alexander v. Appell Drilling Co.

TIREY, Justice.

Appellant, plaintiff below, brought this action under our Wrongful Death Statute for damages which she alleged she suffered by reason of the death of her son Grady Alexander, who was killed in an automobile truck collision on a public highway which had two traffic lanes. The accident occurred at night on the 17th of October, 1954. Her son was traveling south on State Highway No. 59 in a 1953 model Pontiac Sedan. At about 14 miles from Hebron-ville his car collided with a loaded truck traveling north and driven by an employee of appellee.

The jury in its verdict found…