Trowell v. Weston

Banke, Judge.

The plaintiffs appeal a judgment in their favor in a wrongful death action due to the alleged inadequacy of the damages awarded by the jury. The first of the two co-defendants was charged with negligently backing a truck onto the road in front of the automobile in which the decedent was riding. The second was charged with negligence in failing to perform his duty as a flagman to prevent such an occurrence. The latter was named as a co-defendant only after a previous co-defendant, originally alleged to have been the flagman, was released on motion for summary judgment. After the…