Boyce v. Black

Riley, Judge:

Marie R. Boyce, administratrix of the estate of Vernon Boyce, deceased, plaintiff in this action brought against the defendant, George Black, to recover damages for the alleged wrongful death of her decedent, prosecutes error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Ritchie County in defendant’s favor, based upon a verdict directed at the close of plaintiff’s evidence in chief.

The declaration alleges that the defendant negligently operated his automobile, in which decedent was a passenger, on Route No. 50 between the City of Pennsboro and the Town of Ellenboro, and that by reason of…