Shelton v. Hunter

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Carroll

Affirming.

This suit was brought by the appellant to recover damages for injuries sustained, as he alleged, through the negligent operation of an automobile. On a trial of the case there was a verdict, by direction of the court, for appellee, and the only question is the correctness of this ruling.

We think the lower court correctly ruled the case for two reasons, but as one of them will serve every useful purpose, the other need not be noticed.

The appellant was seated in a buggy, to which there was hitched a mule, on the side of the street in the city of…