Anderson v. Kelley

1 Reported in 265 N.W. 821. This is an action by the widow of Alfred Anderson to recover damages for his death, alleged to have been caused by defendant's negligent operation of his automobile. At the close of plaintiff's case defendant was granted a directed verdict, and from an order denying plaintiff's motion for a new trial this appeal was taken.

As is common in negligence cases, the two questions presented for review are: (1) Whether there is sufficient evidence of defendant's negligence to take the case to the jury, and (2) whether the evidence of decedent's contributory negligence is…