Griffin v. Smith

BARROW, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an agreed judgment in a suit brought by appellant, James H. Griffin, to recover damages for the death of his minor daughter, Sheila Rena Griffin, after being struck by a vehicle operated by appellee, Thomas Bert Smith, while in the scope of his employment for appellee O. R. Mitchell Motor Company.

Griffin asserts two points on this appeal: 1. The trial court erred in entering this consent judgment in that Shirley Griffin, the mother of the deceased minor, was not a party to this suit and same was not brought for her benefit. 2. The trial court erred…