Whisnant v. Holland

The plaintiff, a child of the age of five years, brought suit, by her guardian, against the defendant Prince L. Holland to recover damages for personal injuries received while riding as a passenger in an automobile driven by her father, C. W. Whisnant, which was involved in a collision with the Holland motor vehicle.

The jury returned a verdict for the defendant, and the plaintiff appeals.

The plaintiff assigns error in the trial court arising from the following occurrence:

After the case had been fully submitted to the jury, and that body had retired to the jury room to deliberate, the foreman…