Hession v. Liberty Asphalt Products, Inc.

This is a wrongful death action brought by the plaintiff as administratrix of the estates of her son, James Hession, and her husband Daniel Hession, who were killed in a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 134 and Grub Hill Road, in Lake County, on August 17, 1965. James was driving and his father, Daniel, who owned the car, was riding as a passenger in the front seat. They were the only occupants of the car.

The case was tried before a jury, and, at the close of plaintiff’s evidence, the court directed a verdict against her. Plaintiff assigns this as error, claiming that there…