Gilbert v. Root

GERKEN, Circuit Judge.

This is an action for wrongful death that was brought by the administrator of the estate of the decedent. Defendant admitted liability, and the only issue before the court was the question of damages.

The decedent was unmarried and retired from the United States Army in 1964 after twenty-two years of service and lived with his parents. His father died in 1970 and he continued to live with his mother until his death. He was employed by the Brookings city hospital-nursing home as a nurse’s helper. Decedent’s mother was nearly 86 and he was 57 at the time of his death.…