Elliott v. Anderson

Harry P. Anderson, Jr., Administrator of the estate of Walter Rufus Scott, plaintiff, instituted this action against William John Elliott, defendant, to recover damages for Scott’s wrongful death, claiming that Elliott was guilty of negligence in the operation of his automobile which proximately caused the death of his intestate. Plaintiff recovered a verdict and judgment of $20,000, and defendant has appealed.

We need only consider defendant’s assignment of error which questions the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict in favor of plaintiff.

The accident occurred on January 11,…