Harper v. Parker

Defendants, mother and son, appeal from a judgment upon a verdict for the plaintiff in a death action. Upon the trial, a jury found that the defendant Roger Parker negligently caused the death of plaintiff’s intestate, June Harper, and that his negligence was imputable to his mother. Judgment was entered against both defendants for the sum of $17,500, plus interest and costs.

The events leading to the death of June Harper in the early morning hours of February 5, 1955, as they appear from the plaintiff’s proof, were as follows: During the preceding evening, defendant Roger Parker, Katie May…