Carroll v. Lumpkin

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice StabeER.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries received by the plaintiff, Homer Roy Carroll, a boy between 9 and 10 years of age, through the alleged negligent and willful acts of the defendants.

The accident occurred in the town of Westminster, at a point where the main street runs almost due east and west. The yard of the defendant oil company is located on the north side of the street, about the middle of the block, and is entered from the street by a driveway across the sidewalk; this driveway is about 16 feet wide. The…