Underwood v. Brantley

LIVINGSTON, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from a verdict and judgment for the defendant in the Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bessemer Division, in an action brought by the father for the death of his infant son, about '2i/£ years old. Title 7, Sec. 119, Code 1940 (Recompiled in 1958). The death of the infant was caused by being run over by an automobile which the defendant was driving. The complaint contained one count for simple negligence. The defendant entered a plea in short by consent, with leave, etc. Appellant’s motion for a new trial was overruled on March 18, 1966. This…