Miller v. Hine

Plaintiff’s wife was killed by an automobile driven by the infant defendant. She was walking on a State highway from her home to a church supper a quarter of a mile away and carried in her arms a basketful of dishes. It was in mid-November, shortly after six o’clock in the evening and it was dark. She was walking on her right side of the road. The defendant’s car, moving from behind her in the same direction, came in contact with her body. She was sixty-one years old; her husband, fifty-seven.

The jury found for the defendant and judgment was entered accordingly. Plaintiff appeals. He argues…