Henthorn v. Long

CalhouN, Judge:

This case involves a wrongful death action growing out of a motor vehicle collision resulting in a verdict for the defendant, which the trial court declined to set aside. The basic defense was predicated'on the sudden emergency doctrine.

On the morning of August 11, 1958, Arthur William Henthorn and Howard Eugene Miller were proceeding in a northwesterly direction on State Eoute No. 20 and 7 toward New Martinsville in Wetzel County in a 1951 model Chevrolet automobile, owned and then being operated by Henthorn. At a point referred to in the testimony as the “twin bridges”,…