Reid v. Sledge

Plaintiff, special administrator of the estate of Edna Ruth Reid, brought an action in the circuit court of Pulaski County against defendant to recover damages for the death of Edna Ruth Reid, which occurred as a result of an automobile accident. The jury returned a verdict for defendant and plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

Plaintiff’s decedent, a passenger in an automobile being driven by Dr. Sledge, was killed when the car ran off the road, down an embankment, and struck a tree. According to the testimony of State Trooper Walter Zeske, who investigated the accident, the vehicle left the roadway…