Long v. Bevers

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding plaintiff damages suffered by reason of the death of James M. Long, his minor son.

Defendant urges three grounds for a reversal of the judgment: (1) that the evidence shows no negligence on his part; (2) that it shows contributory negligence as a matter of law on the part of James; (3) errors of the trial court in rulings on the admissibility of evidence.

On August 19, 1934, James M. Long was of the age of thirteen years. He was in the seventh grade in junior high school and was an intelligent, quiclc-minded and well-developed youth. He was the…