COUNTRYMAN v. COOGLER

No. 11687.

157 F.2d 503 (1946)

COUNTRYMAN et al. v. COOGLER.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 22, 1946.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dean Owens and Tom Willingham, both of Rome, Ga., for appellants.

James Maddox, of Rome, Ga., and D. W. Mitchell, of Dalton, Ga., for appellee.

Before SIBLEY, HUTCHESON, and McCORD, Circuit Judges.


McCORD, Circuit Judge.

The appeal is from a judgment in favor of Mrs. Susie B. Coogler for damages for the wrongful death of her minor son. Appellants contend that judgment should have been in their favor notwithstanding a jury verdict for the plaintiff.

The record evidence shows that Billy Coogler, the nineteen year old son of appellee, was killed by appellants' truck on October 27, 1944. He was then back home in...

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