White v. Zell

On March 12, 1935, defendant-appellant Zell, who will hereafter be referred to as defendant, a resident of Oel-wein in this state, invited plaintiff’s intestate to ride with him from Independence, in Buchanan county. They were both married men. From Independence, Zell and plaintiff’s intestate proceeded to Cedar Rapids, where they met at the apartment of one Cathryn Martin, at which place was also one Dorothy Silveria. After meeting these women all had a drink of whiskey from a pint bottle, which at the time was about three-fourths empty. Neither the size of the drink nor the potency of the…