Williams v. Van Camp

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Musmanno,

As the result of an automobile accident which occurred in Crawford County, Alice Johnson Williams sued Willard Yan Camp and Bette Heckman in trespass in the Court of Common Pleas of that County. Neither defendant entering an appearance, the case was tried ex parte and the jury returned the following verdict: “We, the jurors empanelled in the above-entitled case, find Willard Yan Camp guilty of negligence in operating the car owned by Bette Heckman and award the lump sum of $6,000. to the plaintiff Alice Johnston Williams.”

After an exemplification of the record…