Crisp v. Medlin

Defendant Frances Lane Medlin admits in her answer that in November 1962 she owned a 1957 Chevrolet automobile as a family purpose automobile, and that Franklin Odell Medlin was a member of her family.

Plaintiff’s evidence shows the following facts: On 12 November 1962 James Thomas Lane, a 15-year old boy, was living with his mother, Gertrude Crisp. About 10:30 p.m. on the night of this day her son left her home in a 1957 Chevrolet automobile driven by Franklin Odell Medlin for the purpose of helping his father, Curtis Medlin, who was a passenger in the automobile, clean out a well. They went…