Hamilton v. McCry

This was a suit by Ella McCry against Mrs. L. M. Hamilton and husband to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by her as a result of a collision between the truck in which she was riding and a Cadillac automobile, driven by Mrs. Hamilton. There was a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $5,000, and the defendants appealed.

Between 6:30 and 7:00 o ’clock on the morning of February 16, 1953, Matt Ceasar, driving a pickup truck, with his wife, Eula, and the plaintiff, Ella McCry, his mother-in-law, therein, were travelling south on U. S. Highway No. 11. These parties worked for Mrs.…