Legal Opinion
James A. Hardigg and Oscar C. Hardigg v. Cecil M. Inglett, as Administrator of the Estate of Thomas W. Rivenbark, Deceased
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 31, 1957No. 7508PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge.
Late in the evening of May 31, 1956, the plaintiff’s decedent came to his death while riding as a passenger in an .automobile owned by the defendant, Oscar C. Hardigg, and driven by his 20-year old son, the defendant James A. Hardigg. From a judgment entered upon a verdict for the plaintiff the defendants have appealed to this Court asserting principally that the plaintiff’s decedent was guilty of contributory recklessness and wilfulness as a matter of law, and that a verdict should have been directed for the defendants upon that ground.
The defendant, James A.…
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