Pritchard v. Henry

MURRAY, Justice.

Bill Pritchard instituted this suit against John Bailey Plenry, Jr., seeking to recover damages sustained by him as the result of defendant backing his automobile over Pritchard’s thirteen-months-old child, Pamela, thereby greatly injuring her and causing her death. The trial began before a jury, but at the close of the evidence the trial court granted defendant’s motion for a peremptory instruction in his favor and instructed the jury to return a verdict that plaintiff take nothing. Judgment was ren*652dered in keeping with the instructed verdict and plaintiff has appealed.

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