Goeres v. Goeres

This is an action under the “Lord Campbell’s Act” by an administratrix to recover damages for the death of her husband. The first issue was that, as the plaintiff was not the real party in interest, she did not have the right to bring the action. The trial court held that she had that right, and the jury returned a verdict for $5,000.

The fire whistle blew at about 6:30 p. m. on July 17, 1931, in the town of Osmond, Nebraska, and two brothers, who were volunteer members of the fire department, started for the fire, each going in his own car. They went in different directions, and shortly…