Hicklin v. Jeff Hunt MacHinery Co.

Oxner, Justice.

This action was brought to recover damages for the alleged wrongful death of a four year old child. The trial resulted in a verdict for the plaintiffs in the sum of $30,000.00 actual damages. The sole question presented by this appeal, which was duly raised in the Court below by timely motions for nonsuit and directed verdict, is whether there is any evidence of actionable negligence on the part of appellant, defendant below.

The death of respondents’ intestate, Rich Wallace Hicklin, resulted from a most unusual occurrence. .On the afternoon of March 16, 1953, Mr. and Mrs.…