Klein v. Beeten
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Wal-worth county: George Thompson, Judge. This is an action brought to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s son, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants. At the close of the testimony the court directed a verdict in favor of the defendants, and from the judgment entered thereon plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtOwen, J.
The defendants are co-partners operating a meat market in the city of Sharon. On the morning of August 10, 1916, the defendant Iddo Beeten delivered some meat at a farm house some distance from Sharon with a Ford automobile. Plaintiff’s son, Edward Klein, about fifteen years of age,, asked and was permitted to ride with him on the trip. While returning, and while on a perfectly smooth turnpike road, the width of the roadway being close to thirty feet, the automobile suddenly turned to the left, ran into the gutter, striking with the front wheels against the outside banks thereof, and causing…
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