Holdhusen v. Schaible

J. F. -Holdhusen, as administrator of the estate of Louis A. Warnecke, deceased, instituted action against the defendant under the Death by Wrongful Act Statute (Rev. Code 1919, § 2929). Emma Warnecke, wife of decedent, also brought an action to recover from the defendant damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained while she was riding in an automobile owned and driven by the defendant. The two- actions, arising out of the same accident, were -by the agreement of the parties consolidated for the purposes of trial. The trial below resulted in a verdict and judgment for the…