Guritz v. Foster

Plaintiff in this wrongful death action appeals from a judgment entered upon a verdict for defendant. The decedent, Mrs. Dorothy E. Guritz, was riding at the time of her death in a vehicle operated by the defendant, Mrs. Laretta Poster.

On a Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Guritz and an acquaintance, Don Carter, visited the home of their friends, the defendant and her husband, Darrell Poster. At that time there was also present at defendant’s home as visitors, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Poster, who were the brother and sister-in-law of defendant’s husband. Both were strangers in the community. It was decided…