Robertson v. Welch

Mrs. Ruby Smith Robertson and others, the sisters and father and sole heirs at law of Mrs. Mattie Raines, deceased, instituted this suit against George Welch to recover damages for her -wrongful death, allegedly occasioned by reason of the defendant’s negligent operation of an automobile. There was a verdict for the defendant, and the plaintiffs appealed.

The appellants have assigned and strenuously argued several alleged errors, especially that they were entitled to a peremptory instruction on liability and that the court erred in refusing their requested instruction to that effect. This…