Reeves v. W. E. Blain & Son, Contractors

BROOM, Justice.

This is an action for the wrongful death of Mack Reeves, appellants’ husband and father, which was tried in the Circuit Court of Lincoln County, Mississippi. The jury returned a verdict for all of the defendants and the plaintiffs appeal. We affirm.

The relevant facts are as follows. Mack Reeves, the deceased, on August 17, 1967, was traveling north on Highway 51 at ap*462proximately 7:30 a. m. Highway 51 was open for traffic but, at the time, there was in process construction of curb and gutter facilities adjacent to the edge of said highway. Evidence showed that as Reeves traveled…