Bennette v. Hader

Plaintiff seeks to recover damages for the alleged wrongful death of her husband, William Howard Bennette. The defendants, Walter Hader and Townsend Hader, his son, were the owner and operator, respectively, of the automobile in which plaintiff's husband was riding at the time of the accident resulting in his death. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff submitted her case to the jury on the negligent rate of speed of the Hader automobile.

The accident occurred about 2:30 P.M., June 19, 1930, on Highway No. 40 approximately forty miles west of Higginsville, Missouri, where…