Merritt v. Nickelson

Defendant Marie Ledford appeals as of right from a January 26, 1976, judgment after a nonjury trial in which $137,800 in damages were awarded to plaintiff against both defendants Marie and James Ledford. The trial court found both defendants negligent in the operation of a race track which functioned primarily as a drag strip. Prior to May 6, 1970, defendant Marie Led-ford was the sole owner of the land, approximately 25 acres, on which the drag strip was built. On that date she deeded the property to herself and to her son, defendant James Ledford, as tenants in common by a quitclaim deed…