MELTON v. RITCH

17280

231 S.C. 146 (1957)

97 S.E.2d 509

DAN MELTON, Appellant, v. TOM RITCH and One Buick Automobile, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

April 8, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Lindsay & Lindsay, of Bennettsville, for Appellant.

Messrs. Nelson, Mullins & Grier, of Columbia, and William A. Rogers, of Bennettsville, for Respondents.


April 8, 1957.

OXNER, Justice.

Dan Melton brought this action to recover damages to person and property resulting from a collision between his Ford truck and a Buick automobile operated by Tom Ritch. The trial resulted in a directed verdict for Ritch, the defendant, upon the ground that there was no proof that he was guilty of negligence. More specifically, the trial Judge held that the undisputed evidence showed...

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