Pigott v. Bates

The appeal in this case is from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, William John Pigott, who br'ought this suit in his capacity as administrator of his minor son, Edwin Pigott, against W. Lawrence Bates. The demand is one for damages for personal injuries sustained' by young Pigott when he was run into, while riding his bicycle, by one Howard Adams, who was driving Bates’ truck. The petition charges the driver of defendant’s truck with negligence in driving at an excessive speed and recklessly; in making no effort to apply the brakes of his car and stop it until the child was hit; in…