McCorkell v. City of Northfield

Thomas Gallagher, Justice.

Action for death by wrongful act brought by Nellie M. McCorkell, maternal grandmother of William J. Fleming, decedent, trustee for the benefit of his next of kin. Decedent met death while imprisoned in the municipal jail in the city of Northfield on June 11, 1961. He left surviving as next of kin Marjorie Bolin, his mother, and William Fleming, his father, who had been divorced from each other since decedent was an infant. The jury returned a verdict in the sum of $14,650 for plaintiff against defendant city.

This is an appeal from an order denying defendant’s motion…