Creasy v. Thomas

Litz, Judge:

The plaintiff, D. O. Creasy, as administrator of the estate of Verna Creasy, deceased, filed his declaration in trespass on the case against the defendants, W. L. Thomas and Mertie Thomas, alleging- that Mertie Thomas, while the wife of W. L. Thomas, caused the death of decedent by negligently operating an automobile belonging to the husband and used by him and other members of the family for family purposes.

The circuit court permitted the plaintiff, over the objection of the defendants, to amend his declaration by alleging that the automobile was owned by a third person. The…