Uetz v. Skinner

Plaintiff sued to recover for the death of her husband, who was struck and killed by an automobile driven by defendant Grace B. Skinner. The jury returned a verdict in favor of defendants, upon which verdict judgment went accordingly. Plaintiff moved for a new trial and failing therein appealed.

When using the word defendant we have reference to defendant Grace B. Skinner, unless otherwise stated. Plaintiff charged negligence as follows: (1) That the defendant was not driving her automobile in a careful and prudent manner, and was not driving at a rate of speed so as not to endanger the…