Wales v. Howard Ex Rel. Howard

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Pringle.

Plaintiff in error, defendant below, brings this writ of error directed to a judgment of the District Court of Cheyenne County, Colorado, entered on a jury verdict in favor of David Howard, plaintiff below, awarding $8,000 damages for personal injuries. The parties will be referred to as plaintiff and defendant or by name.

Plaintiff was seven years of age on July 23, 1959, when he sustained the injuries sued upon. He was run over by an automobile owned by defendant and driven by his daughter, who died before this suit came to trial. The parties stipulated that the…