Carpenter v. Lyons

Marjorie Lyons sued Georgia Power Company, Grady Carpenter, and Ernest T. Reid for damages on account of the death of her minor son, Cleveland Horton. Her petition as amended alleged substantially that, on March 8, 1948, about 9:15 p. m., Ernest T. Reid was operating an automobile owned by the defendant, Grady Carpenter, along Mount Auburn Street in Augusta, Georgia, while in the discharge of his duties as an employee of the said Grady Carpenter. Cleveland Horton, the minor son of the plaintiff, was riding in said automobile as the invited guest of Ernest T. Reid when said vehicle suddenly…