Davidson v. Ratliffe

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Perry

Affirming.

On the evening of November 1, 1935, the appellant, ■'A'. S. Davidson, accompanied by three friends, was driving his automobile northwardly over state highway No. 15 through Perry county, Kentucky, en route to Hazard, when he struck and badly injured the appellee, Charley Batliffe, a coal miner of advanced age, as he was at tempting to cross from the western side of the highway over to his son-in-law’s home, situated on its eastern side.

Thereafter, in October, 1936, Batliffe brought this action in the Perry circuit court against Davidson, seeking…