Morrison v. Hawkeye Casualty Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, J.;

This was an action by parents to recover damages for the wrongful death of their nine year old son, Garrold Morrison, who was killed at a point about one mile south of Iola while riding a bicycle in a northerly direction on U. S. Highways Nos. 169 and 59 at a time when the boy was being overtaken and passed by a gasoline transport truck, driven by Glenn McMillan, owned by R. C. White and insured by the Hawkeye Casualty Company, a corporation, all of whom were defendants. The plaintiffs recovered and all defendants appeal.

The pleadings are…