Zamora v. Shappley

This action was brought by Mrs. Ramon Zamora, Administratrix of the estate-of Thomas Maupin, deceased, against James A. Shappley, to recover damages for the alleged wrongful death of the plaintiff’s intestate, who was fatally injured when he walked into the side of the defendant’s automobile at the intersection of Union Avenue and Dudley Street in the City of Memphis. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence, the Judge sustained the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict upon the ground that there was not only no material evidence to warrant a conclusion that the defendant was guilty…