Murchison v. Sykes

This is a suit to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by James Clay Murchison, a minor, who was between nine and ten years of age on May 29, 1952, *758when the bicycle on which he was riding had a collision with a taxicab driven by Willie James Williams who was operating the taxicab as an employee of Evelyn Sykes in the City of Columbus, Mississippi. From a jury verdict and judgment in favor of the defendant Evelyn Sykes, and her husband James Sykes, the plaintiff appeals.

The driver of the taxicab and his passengers were proceeding in a northeasterly direction on Military Street and…