Wash v. Holland

Gladys M. Wash, eight years and nine months old, while running across a highway in Hanover county, was struck and killed by an automobile driven by A. J. Holland. This action was brought by her administrator to recover damages for her alleged wrongful death. The parties will be referred to as they appeared in the court below in which there was verdict and judgment for the defendant.

The evidence on behalf of the defendant, which has been accepted by the jury, is this:

Gladys Wash lived with her grandmother, Mrs. J. Y. Williams, on the eastern side of the Richmond-Washing*48ton highway, at Atlee,…