Gabel v. Koba

Plaintiff Josephine Dominick brought a wrongful death action against defendants to recover for the death of her 4-year-old son who died of injuries suffered in a fire on defendants’ farm. The wrongful death action was joined with claims for personal injuries suffered by Marvin Gabel in a previous accident and for the cost of food supplied by plaintiff to defendants’ dog. Defendants, hereinafter referred to as Koba, appeal from a jury verdict on all three claims in favor of plaintiffs.

The principal issues in the death action are (1) did the trial court err, as a matter of law, by submitting to…