Wignall v. Fletcher

Petitioner is a farmer. Except for the first two months of his life, he has lived in the towns of Marion and Walworth in western New York for eighty years. He alleges that he has driven an automobile since 1910 and has always been licensed to drive, has always carried liability insurance, and never had an accident until 1948, when a young boy ran into the road and into the rear end of petitioner’s car. He felt the jar, immediately stopped, and thereafter reported the accident to a deputy sheriff. The boy’s injuries were not serious. There is not a scintilla of evidence in the record showing…