Lawrence v. Eicher

JOHNSON, Vice Chief Justice.

The parties will be referred to herein as they appeared in the trial court.

Plaintiff, Frances , A. Lawrence, brought action against P. L. Eicher, defendant, seeking damages for the wrongful death of her four year old son, alleging that defendant negligently drove his car at an excessive rate of speed, failed to keep a proper lookout for the child and failed to sound the automobile horn and ran over and injured said child who died as a result of the injuries thereby suffered.

The defense was by general denial and plea of unavoidable accident.

The trial court, over…