Shaw, Admr. v. Moore

This action is brought to recover damages resulting from the alleged wrongful death of plaintiff’s intestate, Helen Shaw, which occurred on July 25, 1930, while she was riding as a guest passenger on the running board of a Buick sedan, which was owned and operated by the defendant. The case was tried below upon a charge of gross negligence on the part of the defendant, and upon the plaintiff’s claim of Miss Shaw’s freedom from contributory negligence. At the close of the evidence the trial court directed a verdict for the defendant on the ground that the evidence considered most favorable to…