Layes v. Harris

The appellee brought suit in the Logan Circuit Court for damages for personal injuries to Dana Harris, a minor. Dana Harris was 15 years of age. She, with her mother and others, were riding home from church in a wagon on highway No. 22, about one mile east of Paris, when an automobile, driven by John Layes, Jr., ran into said wagon. Dana Harris was in the back part of the wagon lying down. The wagon was demolished, and Dana Harris was severely injured. It was about 11:30 o ’clock at night.

There was a jury trial, verdict and judgment against both appellants, and the case is here on appeal.

The…