Cope v. Thompson

STONE, Judge.

A school holiday on November 27, 1970, became a Black Friday for high school student Jimmy Thompson, defendant herein, and more tragically so for Elmer Cope and his family, when a 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner driven by defendant, the sole occupant thereof, crashed into the left side of a 1965 Ford two-door automobile resulting in the death of Mr. Cope, the sole occupant of that vehicle, before any third person reached the scene. In this jury-tried action, plaintiff Ñola Cope, the widow, sought damages of $50,000 for the wrongful death of her husband. Cast by an adverse judgment…