Pratt v. Miles

Janie F. Miles (hereinafter called the plaintiff) was injured when the automobile in which she was a passenger collided with a motorcycle and a street car. To recover the damages sustained by her she sued S. Frank Pratt and Melvin 0. Powell, the owner and operator respectively of the motorcycle, and the Lynchburg Traction & Light Company, the owner and operator of the street car.

The lower court having struck the evidence as to the Lynchburg Tractiqn & Light Company, a verdict and judgment were recorded in its favor. This action is not here questioned. The jury found a verdict in favor of the…