Koonce v. City of Evansville

Lybrook, J.—

Plaintiff-appellant William R. Koonce, Sr., initiated this action against defendant-appellee City of Evansville seeking damages for the alleged wrongful death of Joseph O. Koonce. IC 1971, 34-1-1-2. (Burns Code Ed.). Trial by jury resulted in a verdict in favor of defendant City. From the entry of judgment on the verdict, Koonce appeals.

Plaintiff’s decedent died as the result of injuries sustained when the automobile in which he was a passenger struck a telephone pole after the driver failed to negotiate a curve in a city street. Plaintiff claimed that the accident resulted from…