Wadsworth v. Gathright

Ed. F. McFaddin, Associate Justice.

This appeal and cross appeal stem from a traffic mishap which occurred when an automobile driven by appellee, J. Frank Gathright, struck and seriously injured E. K. (Ken) Maroney, Jr., a little boy two-and-a-half years of age.

As Mr. Gathright and his wife were driving westerly down the highway in Strong, Arkansas, Sunday afternoon, September 1, 1956, they observed a little girl, five years of age, crossing the highway in front of the car. She was going from north to south, riding a tricycle, and several puppies were running along near her. The Gathrights,…