Dashiell v. Moore

J. Reginald Moore, the equitable plaintiff, appellee here, was on November 6th, 1938, injured in a collision between an automobile in which he was a guest passenger, operated at the time by Charles T. Dashiell, Jr., a mule, astray on the state highway between Salisbury and Princess Anne, in this state, and another automobile.

Subsequently, Moore, an infant, brought this action through his mother and next friend against Dashiell to recover compensation for his injuries, on the theory that they were caused by Dashiell’s negligence. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff,…