Beasley v. Whitehurst

This is a writ of error to a judgment in favor of Sidney S. Whitehurst, designated as plaintiff, against B. H. Beasley and B. H. Beasley, trading as Auto for Hire Company, designated as defendant, for $8,000.00 damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff in a collision between the plaintiff’s buggy and an automobile owned by the defendant and operated by one Willie Ganey.

The collision occurred at the intersection of Calvert and Chappell streets, in the city of Norfolk, Virginia.

The defendant was engaged in the Auto for Hire "business in the city of Norfolk, otherwise known as the…