Smith ex rel. Smith v. Alford

ETHRIDGE, Chief Justice:

This case involves an unfortunate accident in which a six-year-old boy, Jeffrey Smith, suddenly darted out in front of an automobile driven by defendant-appellee, Glenn W. Alford, and received serious injuries. After hearing the testimony for plaintiffs, the Circuit Court of Harrison County directed a verdict for defendant. Because the evidence and any reasonable inferences from it fail to show any negligence by Alford, the judgment below is correct and is affirmed.

The only witnesses to the accident were Alford, called as an adverse witness, and a *189ten-year-old boy,…