Harger v. Caputo

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Cohen,

These two appeals arise from the same case. Florence C. MacDonald (decedent), Helen Harger (passenger), and decedent’s brother, John F. Clarke, Jr., were riding in decedent’s automobile, the brother driving the decedent’s car as her agent. They were involved -in a collision with a car driven by Robert Caputo, which collision resulted in decedent’s fatal injuries. Decedent’s estate and passenger sued Caputo and Caputo impleaded' Clarke as an additional defendant. These actions were settled immediately before trial and Captito was directed to proceed in the same…