Milliken v. Smith

The petitioners, Mrs. Sallie G-. Smith and Mr. W. C. Smith, Jr., have assigned for error the action of the Court of Appeals for the Middle Section of Tennessee, affirming verdicts and judgments rendered in the Circuit Court of Davidson County, Tennessee.

The facts of this case pertinent to the primary question raised, are as follows:

One morning in January, 1963, while Old Hickory Boulevard was covered with ice and snow, respondent Milliken drove out of his driveway onto that highway, turning left on his way to work. At this same time, petitioner, Mr. Smith, and his wife, Mrs. Smith, were…