Jordon Ex Rel. Jordon v. Clough

STEWART, Judge.

Plaintiff, Shirleen Jordon, age 14, suing by her father, Shirley Jordon, as next friend, sought to recover from defendant, Carr Clough, $50,516.80 as damages for personal injuries she allegedly sustained in an automobile accident. The trial judge directed a verdict for defendant at the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence. Plaintiff appeals, insisting a jury should have been allowed to pass on her claim.

Appellant, Shirleen Jordon, was struck on June 22, 1956, around 4:30 p. m., by an automobile owned and driven by appellee on Kentucky Highway No. 89, the Winchester Road, while…