Benton v. Parks Administrator

CULLEN, Commissioner.

Evelyn Benton, while driving an automobile owned by her brother, Edwin Benton, struck and killed Dillard Parks, a four-year-old boy. In an action for wrongful death, the boy’s administrator recovered judgment for damages in the amount of $10,000 against Evelyn and her brother, and they have appealed.

The primary contention of the appellants is that they were entitled to a directed verdict, because there was no substantial evidence of negligence in the operation of the automobile.

*467The accident occurred around 11:00 a. m. on Sunday, March 1, 1953 in Wolfe County, on Kentucky…