McBee v. Williams

Richard Williams, age 11, was struck and killed by an automobile driven by the defendant, James Paul McBee. John H. Williams, his father, brought this wrongful death action resulting in a jury verdict for $20,000, from which judgment was entered.

Defendant has appealed and assigned as error: the verdict of the jury is against the weight of the evidence ; the court’s refusal to admit into evidence the investigation report of the police officer; and the judgment is excessive.

The first assignment of error that the verdict and judgment is against the weight of the evidence is insufficient in law…