Williams v. First SEC. Bank of Searcy

Steele Hays, Justice.

This wrongful death action was brought by the administrator and family of Brenda Payne, who died after being struck by an automobile driven by appellant Nelda Williams. The accident occurred at night during a misty rain. Mrs. Payne was walking on the right side of Highway 36 with her back to east bound traffic. Mrs. Williams was driving east and did not see Mrs. Payne until an instant before the impact. The right front of the Williams car struck Mrs. Payne, knocking her to the side of the road, and causing the injuries from which she expired some three hours later. The…