Walker v. Burke County

Birdsong, Judge.

This is a wrongful death suit. The case arose out of a head-on collision between vehicles operated by plaintiff s deceased husband and one owned by defendant Burke County and operated by defendant deputy sheriff. The case was tried before a jury. The jury returned a verdict for defendants and a judgment was entered accordingly. Held:

1. The defendant deputy testified that on the day of the accident, he was driving a sheriffs department vehicle along a county road on a mission to serve two criminal warrants on a third party, "Calvin Kelly.” The witness further testified that he…