Wilkins v. Bradford

Some time after 7 o’clock in the evening of August 17, 1927, an overcast, cloudy night, so dark that drivers had their headlights on, Joseph Baiun, 8 years old, was sent by his parents to carry a two-quart pail of milk to a neighbor. He was next discovered lying on the east side of public highway U. S. 12, which runs north and south. He. was dead, with his skull fractured and his neck broken, either of which injuries would have caused instant death. The milk pail was found 75 or more feet south, with a deep dent in it and the handle bent. There were no' eyewitnesses to the accident.

Defendant…