Gladden v. Setzer

The plaintiff, Myrtle Allman Gladden, as administratrix, sued the defendant, Charles E. Setzer, for damages for the death of her intestate, Robert E. Gladden, which occurred on 31 January, 1947, in a collision on the Rozzell Ferry Road in Charlotte, North Carolina, between an east-bound Ford truck owned and driven by the intestate and a westbound Mack tractor with a tanker attached owned and operated by the defendant. To sustain her complaint that the death of her intestate was caused by a wrongful act, neglect, or default of the defendant under G.S. 28-173, the plaintiff called to the stand…