Buechner v. Trude

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

This was an action brought by the husband to recover damages for the wrongful death of his wife, resulting from a collision between two automobiles. Defendant appeals from an order of the trial court overruling his motion for judgment on the pleadings. A brief narration of the pleadings insofar as necessary to determine the question involved is as follows:

The petition, omitting the formal parts, alleged that plaintiff Fred Buechner (appellee), was the surviving spouse of the late Bessie Buechner who died November 19, 1950; that no personal…