Schofield v. Druschel

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Patterson,

Edward F. Schofield, appellee, instituted separate actions in trespass against James L. Druschel, appellant, under the Survival Act of 1937, and under the Wrongful Death Statutes. The causes of action arose when Druschel, driving an automobile east on Route No. 422, at night without lights, and on the wrong side of the road, collided with the automobile driven by Schofield and proceeding west. As a result of the collision Ruth V. Schofield, appellee’s wife, sustained injuries which resulted in her death. Edward F. Schofield was joined as an additional defendant…