Rudisill v. Cordes

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Maxey,

Plaintiff, Lottie K. Rudisill, brought an action in trespass for the death of her husband, John Z. Rudisill, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendant in operating an automobile. The case was tried and a verdict for defendant returned. A motion for a new trial being refused, this appeal followed.

The accident occurred on the morning of February 5, 1936, in Adams County, on the state highway: The surface of the highway at the scene of the accident and for several miles south of it was entirely covered with a coating of ice a quarter of ah inch thick.…