Franzen v. Goodman

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

In this case a compulsory nonsuit was entered by the trial court because there was not sufficient evidence to warrant submitting it to the jury. After viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to plaintiffs, we are convinced that the trial judge made no mistake.

The suit is by a father for himself and a minor son, twenty years of age, for damage and loss sustained as the result of alleged negligence on the part of defendant. The accident happened in this way. The minor plaintiff was assisting a friend to start his automobile. They had pushed the machine from…