Legal Opinion

GORDON, MINOR BY NEXT FRIEND v. Carr

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided February 20, 1956No. 39979PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRoberds, P. J.

William Frank Gordon, then seven years of age, brought this action through his father and next friend, J. M. Gordon, against P. E. Carr to recover damages suffered by said minor from personal injuries he received through the alleged negligence of Carr in the driving of a Chevrolet one-half ton pickup truck. The negligence charged against Carr is that he ‘ ‘ negligently drove his truck in a wide swing to the left and caused said truck to collide with the plaintiff”; that Carr failed to anticipate that said minor would run across the street and collide with Carr’s truck, and that Carr was…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. McMinn v. LillyMississippi Supreme Court · 1952
  2. Stokes v. Adams-Newell Lumber Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1928

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Splain v. HinesMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  2. MORRIS, BY NEXT FRIEND, ETC. v. BolewareMississippi Supreme Court · 1956
  3. Walters v. GilbertMississippi Supreme Court · 1963
  4. McGee v. BolenMississippi Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Cole v. ToddMississippi Supreme Court · 1977

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