Hoskins v. Bloomer

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Cammack

Affirming.

On January 1, 1946, H. E. Bloomer filed an action against Curtis Hoskins in the Bell Circuit Court to recover damages alleged to have grown out of an automobile collision brought about by Hoskins’ negligence on December 24, 1945. Personal service was had on Hos-kins on January 5, 1946. He filed no answer and no defense was made. On April 9, 1946, the petition was taken as true and the court ordered that a jury be empaneled on September 1, 1946, to determine the amount of damages to which Bloomer was entitled. A verdict in the sum of $500 was…