Hollingsworth Ex Rel. Hollingsworth v. Burns

Action for damages for personal injury resulting from being struck by the automobile truck of defendant, while plaintiff, a boy of twelve years of age, was playing with some other children on or near a street in the city of Charlotte. It appears that defendant's truck was being driven by his employee on this occasion at a high rate of speed on the left side of the street, at a place where children were playing.

Issues of negligence, contributory negligence, and damages were submitted to the jury, resulting in a verdict thereon in favor of the plaintiff. From judgment on the verdict defendant…