Catron v. Birchfield

Joseph E. Catron was killed by an automobile driven by Mrs. W. V. Birchfield on the Lee highway just west of *62the town of Wytheville on the night of December 27, 1929, about 8:30 o’clock. W. V. Birchfield, the husband of Mrs. Birchfield and the owner of the automobile, was riding therein at the time Catron met his death. This action was instituted by Mrs. Catron as administratrix against W. V. Birchfield, and after the plaintiff had concluded her evidence, the defendant moved to strike out all of the evidence, assigning the grounds of the motion. Whereupon the trial court sustained the motion,…