Stevens v. Duke

The defendants have appealed from a final judgment in favor of the plaintiffs in a case involving a collision in Martin County between motor vehicles owned and operated by the respective parties. The defendants seek reversal of the judgment on two grounds, both of which relate to the refusal of the trial judge to admit certain evidence proffered by the defendants.

As to the first assignment of error the record shows that as the result of the collision the driver of the defendants' motor vehicle was killed. The plaintiffs' driver, one Graham, was severely injured in the accident and was removed…