CONCANNON, ADMINISTRATOR v. Taylor

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, C. J.:

The plaintiff, as administrator of the estate of M. Z. Hall, Jr., deceased, commenced this action against the defendant, Ross Taylor, by filing a petition in the district court of Stevens County on September 6, 1959, for the exclusive benefit of the next of kin, to recover damages for the alleged wrongful death of his intestate decedent.

The facts leading up to the institution of the action are not in dispute and may be briefly stated.

M. Z. Hall, Jr., was employed on the defendant’s farm in Stevens County from January, 1956, up to and…