Di Orio v. State

The facts in this case show that Dominic Di Orio was the owner óf a 1946 Chrysler automobile, and that on June 14, 1948 he, together with his wife, Dorothy Di Orio, and his wife’s brother, a minor of the age of 4 years, were riding in said automobile at about 11:30 A.M. in the morning, and driving east on Grand Avenue. The claimant, Dominic Di Orio, was driving. Dorothy, his wife, was sitting in the front seat beside him, and her young brother was on her lap. The testimony showed that Dominic Di Orio came down a small hill, and saw a hole in the road when he was about 10 or 12 feet from it;…