Bright v. Neal

Tommy Neal, aged nine years, was riding his father’s mule across the highway. A truck driven by R. B. Bright struck and killed the mule and injured the boy. The boy’s father, Cleveland Neal, sued for the value of the mule, and the boy, by next friend, sued for personal injuries. The cases were tried together. The circuit court awarded Cleveland Neal $115 for the mule and Tommy Neal $100 for personal injuries. The judgment was against Bright and Newhouse, owners and operatives of the truck. No recovery was allowed in the trial court against the Barber Tire Company, a codefendant. The Court of…