Bolkin v. Levy

The plaintiffs’ complaint was dismissed as to the defendant Tidewater Coal Docks Corporation after the testimony on both sides was taken upon a trial before the court and a jury. The question is whether the plaintiffs’ proof, considered in the most favorable light, established prima facie the negligence of the defendant.

The infant plaintiff on May 12, 1947, was about four and one-half years old. While in the street in front of her home, she was struck by a jeep owned by the defendant Max Levy, and severely injured. Her cause of action against Levy was settled upon a conditional release…