Young v. Schwarz

PATTERSON, Justice:

This is an appeal by the plaintiff below from an adverse judgment of the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County. The jury there found from conflicting evidence that the defendant was not guilty of any negligence that proximately caused the injuries resulting in the death of Willie Earl Young.

The issue before the trial court was whether the defendant, Schwarz, an agent of the defendant, National Cash Register Company, was negligent in the operation of his automobile on the afternoon of November 2, 1967, and, if so, whether this negligence proximately…