Poole v. Hassell

Spratléy, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

Marjorie Hassell, administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, Sylvester Hassell, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, filed a motion for judgment against George R. Poole and the Norfolk and Western Railway Company, hereinafter referred to as defendants, to *98recover damages for the death of her husband, who was killed on October 31, 1960, when an automobile which he was operating was struck by a Norfolk and Western Railway train operated by George R. Poole, at a public highway crossing.

Upon the trial of the action, there was a verdict…