Walden v. Wylie

WHITENTON, Special Judge.

This case is a wrongful death action arising out of an automobile collision. On July 2, 1971, Barbara Lane Walden, now deceased, the daughter of the plaintiff, Flora C. Walden, was driving on Interstate 255 in Memphis, when her 1971 Toyota automobile was struck from the rear by the 1970 Lincoln car operated by the defendant, Alvin C. Wylie. The collision resulted in the eventual death of Barbara Walden.

The lawsuit was originally filed in 1972, but a voluntary non-suit was taken in 1973 and the case was later re-filed. The trial began on December 8, 1980, and concluded…