Hill v. Maxwell

448 S.W.2d 9 (1969)

J. C. HILL, Administrator, Appellant,

v.

Mrs. Hazel E. MAXWELL et al., Appellees.

No. 5-5044.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 15, 1969.

Barrett, Wheatley, Smith & Deacon, Jonesboro, for appellant.

W. B. Howard and Jack Segars, Jonesboro, for appellees.

BYRD, Justice.

Appellant, J. C. Hill, Administrator of the estate of Jimmy Ray Hill, deceased, brings this appeal from a directed verdict in a wrongful death action in favor of appellees Thomas and Hazel E. Maxwell. At issue is whether there was sufficient evidence to go to the jury on negligence and proximate cause in the…