SHELTON v. WILLIAMS


321 S.W.2d 807 (1959)

Ernest B. SHELTON and wife, Armistice Shelton, v. Jerry Wayne WILLIAMS and George T. Williams.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

January 23, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denney & Leftwich, Nashville, for plaintiffs in error.

John T. Conners, Jr., Nashville, for defendants in error.


PREWITT, Justice.

This is a suit by Ernest B. Shelton and wife, Armistice Shelton to recover damages for the death of their twelve year old son in a traffic accident. The boy was killed while riding as a passenger in a Jersey Farms Milk truck driven by his father, when it collided with an automobile driven by one Williams.

Cross actions were filed and the cases were tried together, resulting in a verdict for the defendants in each case because the jury found...

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