Wheadon v. Porter

GLADNEY, Judge.

This action is in tort, brought by Mrs. Anna K. Wheadon for fatal injuries received by her husband, Sam Wheadon, on the night of August 7, 1952 when struck by a 1953 model Plymouth automobile owned by Anderson-Dunnam Concrete Company, Incorporated, añd driven by James E. Porter, an employee. The Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York, the liability insurance carrier, was also named defendant.

It is alleged on that night about 8:00 o’clock Wheadon left his home on the west side of Plighway 71 about six miles north of Alexandria for the purpose of crossing said highway to find…