Shivers v. Palmer

Plaintiff commenced this action to recover damages for the wrongful death of her husband, John Hyman Shivers, allegedly resulting from the negligence of defendant Warren B. Palmer in the operation of his automobile. Because he refused to join with plaintiff in the action, Gilbert Shivers, a brother of the- decedent, and the surviving heir at law, was also named as a party defendant.

By her amended complaint plaintiff alleged that about 7 o’clock on the evening of September 20, 1940, the decedent was driving his Packard automobile in a westerly direction along Garvey Boulevard, West Covina, in…