Hovey v. Gantvoort

This is an action brought by the special administrator of the estate of Debra June Hovey to recover for her death resulting from the collision of an automobile in which she was a passenger and a grain swath-er towed behind a car driven by defendant. After the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for $6,000, the trial court vacated the verdict and entered judgment for defendant n.o.v.

Debra is the daughter of plaintiff Roger I. Hovey and June Hovey. Mrs. Hovey with ten-year-old Debra and her two other daughters were returning to the farm home when the accident occurred around 2:30' in the…