Norfolk & W. Ry. Co. v. Hensley's Administrator

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

CrEAL, COMMISSIONER-

Reversing.

In February, 1931, Hodaviab Hensley, while walking along State Highway 8 or United States Highway 52 in West Virginia, was struck by an automobile driven by Henry Conn and sustained injuries resulting in his death.

Sam Hensley qualified as administrator of his estate and as such instituted this action against the Norfolk & Western Eailway Company, alleging that his decedent’s death was caused by its negligence and the concurrent negligence of Henry Conn. The negligence alleged against the railway company is that at the time and prior to the…