Hall v. Miles

This is an action for the death by wrongful act of Rebecca Anne Hall, an infant seventeen months of age, who died from injuries alleged to have been sustained by reason of the negligent operation of an automobile by the defendant, Mildred Miles. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant, and the trial court entered judgment accordingly. We awarded plaintiff this writ of error.

The single issue presented for our determination is whether the trial court erred in the granting and refusing of instructions to the jury.

Ten instructions were given, six at the request of plaintiff, and four at the…