Caswell v. Harry Miller Excavating Co.

The plaintiff in this case, William E. Cas-well, seeks to recover from the defendants the sum of $2978.61 which he claims he expended for funeral expenses for the burial of Kenneth W. Caswell, his minor son, aged 17 years, a high school senior, who was held in high regard in the community in which he lived, whose death occurred on August 6, 1966.

The plaintiff claims that the death of Kenneth W. Caswell was the direct and proximate result of the negligence of the defendants. This the defendants admit.

All parties waived their right of trial by jury and the issues in this case were submitted to…