Cowgill, Adm'r v. Boock, Adm'r

This is an action to recover damages resulting from the death of Billie Eugene Parker, a minor seventeen years of age, alleged to have been caused by the gross negligence and intoxication of his father, the deceased George W. Parker, while driving a Plymouth pick-up truck on the South Santiam highway. The cause was submitted to a jury and a verdict returned in favor of the plaintiff-administrator in the sum of $5,000.00.

The defendant-administrator appeals, assigning error in the denial of the motions for a nonsuit and a directed verdict. It is defendant’s contention that the action can not be…