Hale-Halsell Co. v. Webb

This is an action for damages for the wrongful death of a girl, four years of age, brought by her parents against Hale-Halsell Company and its truck driver, D. E. Knight. Defendants’ demurrer to the evidence and motion for directed verdict were both overruled. The jury returned a verdict for $6,000, on which judgment was rendered. Defendants appeal.

The first contention is that there was not sufficient evidence of primary negligence to go to the jury, and therefore the court erred in not taking the case from the jury. The accident occurred near the intersection of the highway and a street in…