Baker v. Reid

Pearson, J.,

delivering the opinion of the Court:

Plaintiff brought this action for damages for injuries to her husband which resulted in his death, asserting negligence on the part of defendant. After a trial, the jury found for plaintiff. The court heard and denied a motion for new trial, and judgment was entered. Defendant obtained the issuance of a writ of error out of this court.

On the evening of March 27, 1943, the decedent was driving an automobile south on a highway approaching Farmington, Delaware. The left front tire became flat, and he stopped to change it. After he and a companion,…