Miller Transporters, Ltd. v. Espey

Mrs. Madeline H. Espey and her two minor children, Timothy and Salina, who sued by their mother as next friend, being the sole heirs at law of Harmon C. Espey, deceased, filed suit in the Circuit Court of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, to recover damages for the alleged wrongful death of the said Harmon C. Espey, husband and father. The defendants were Miller Transporters, Ltd., a corporation, Dixie Highway Express, Inc., a corporation, and C. L. Brown, an individual. From a judgment in the amount of $60,000, Miller Transporters, Ltd., and Dixie Highway Express, Inc., appeal to this Court.…