Dickerson v. Miller

John C. Dickerson, administrator of the estate of Nana Lucy Dickerson, deceased, brought this action against Ben Miller to recover for his decedent’s wrongful death which occurred in the early morning hours of September 28, 1951, while she was riding as' an occupant of the defendant’s car.

The case came on for trial upon an amended motion for judgment containing two counts, one of which alleged that the decedent was a paying passenger in defendant’s automobile and the other that she was a guest passenger. At the close of the plaintiff’s evidence and again at the close of all the evidence…