Ackerman Ex Rel. Ackerman v. James

MASON, Justice.

This is a law action based on negligence in which the trial court directed a verdict for defendant at the close of plaintiffs’ evidence. Plaintiffs appeal from the judgment entered thereon.

In one division of the petition Dexter Ackerman as next friend of his minor son claims damages for personal injuries sustained by the minor, a pedestrian, when struck by an automobile owned and being driven by defendant, Donald Lee James, Jr. In another division, Ackerman individually and as father of the minor seeks recovery for loss of his son’s services during minority and for expenses…