McLaney v. Turner

STAKELY, Justice.

Granville R. Turner, by next friend (appellee) brought this action for damages for personal injuries against A. D. McLaney (appellant). The action arose from an intersectional auto-truck collision. The complaint contained a count alleging simple negligence and a count alleging wantonness. The trial of the case resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff on the count alleging wantonness, in the sum of $50,000. This appeal is from that judgment.

Tendencies of the evidence showed the following. On the morning of November 15, 1955, Granville R. Turner, a minor, twenty…