Robertson v. State, Use, Meyer

The parents of a seven-year old boy, Thomas D. Meyer, who was hit by a truck on April 23, 1954, and died on August 29, 1954, as a result of his injuries, recovered judgments on jury verdicts against the driver of the truck, the owner, and the hirer, a partnership trading as Hercules Block Company. The appellants challenge the refusal of motions for directed verdict and motions for judgment n. o. v. . No question is raised as to agency of the driver. The only questions raised are as to the sufficiency of the evidence of primary negligence, and whether the court’s charge to the jury fairly and…