Jones v. Washburn

STONE, Judge.

Plaintiffs Fred G. Jones and Mrs. Fred G. Jones instituted this action in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County against defendant Melburn N. Washburn for the alleged wrongful death of Charly Jones, then 17 years of age, who, while a pedestrian on the paved roadway of the Fort Wood Spur, died as the result of injuries sustained when struck by an automobile owned and then being driven by defendant Melburn N. Washburn. In their petition plaintiffs averred, inter alia, that they were “the mother and father of Charly Jones” and, as such, prayed damages in the sum of $50,000.

After the…