FERGUSON v. HALE

No. 6563.

344 P.2d 703 (1959)

66 N.M. 190

Eleanor F. FERGUSON, Administratrix of the Estate of Stroud Ash, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Eugene HALE, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

September 22, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hartley, Buzzard & Patton, Clovis, for appellant.

Neal & Neal, Hobbs, for appellee.


McGHEE, Justice.

This suit was brought by the plaintiff acting in her representative capacity as administratrix of the estate of Stroud Ash, deceased, to recover damages for his death in a truck collision allegedly caused by the negligent acts of defendant's servant.

The case was tried to a jury in Curry County and at the close of the plaintiff's case-in-chief, the defendant moved for a directed verdict on the ground that the plaintiff had failed to present...

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