Roberts v. Trunk

Plaintiffs who are husband and wife sued to recover damages in the sum of ten thousand dollars for the death of their infant child which they allege was caused by the negligence of defendant in the operation of his automobile. The answer is a general denial. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiffs, assessing their damages at $3000' and on the overruling of his motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.

*359The death of the child, who was five years old, was caused by the fright of a horse attached to a buggy in which she was riding with her parents. The horse was being driven westward on a…