Boehrer v. Thompson

Mabel Boehrer, widow of Harry J. Boehrer, brings this action for $10,000 damages for the wrongful death of her husband. He was a guest passenger in the automobile owned and driven by defendant, Peter Schuller, which was struck by a Missouri Pacific train in Monroe County, Illinois. At the close of plaintiff’s evidence the trial court directed a verdict in favor of both defendants. Plaintiff has appealed.

The question for decision turns on the propriety of the trial court’s action directing verdicts for the defendants as tested by the law of Illinois which governs this case. As to defendant…