Mortenson Ex Rel. Mortenson v. Hindahl

Thomas Gallagher, Justice.

Actions by Fred Mortenson as father and natural guardian of Wayne Mortenson, a minor nine years of age, for injuries sustained by the latter; and on his own behalf for special damages incurred or expended because of such injuries.. The injuries were sustained by Wayne on June 25,1953, about 5 p. m., on State Highway No. 59, a few miles north of Callaway. They resulted from an accident in which a pony, upon which he was riding, was struck and killed by a 1948 Ford automobile driven by defendant Dorothy Hindahl and owned by her husband, Arnold Hindahl.

The jury returned…