Doss v. Martin

Oswald Lee Martin brought this action for damages against Mary Louise Hogan Doss and Charles Clayton Boley for injuries sustained when he was struck by a car driven by Mrs. Doss and owned by Boley. His evidence was struck out as to Boley for failure to prove agency, but he recovered a jury verdict for $10,000 against defendant Doss, on which the court entered judgment and she has appealed.

The questions raised by defendant’s assignments of error are (1) whether the defendant was guilty of negligence; (2) whether the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence; (3) whether evidence of a…