Walters v. Ind

The defendants, Charles Ind and Raymond Hart, prosecute this appeal from a judgment of $7,500 against them in favor of the plaintiff, Harry Walters, as administrator of the estate of Charles Joseph Howard, deceased, based on the verdict of a jury in a suit under the Wrongful Death Act. At the commencement of the trial, the complaint consisted of three counts. At the close of the plaintiff’s evidence on motion of the defendants, the court directed, and the jury returned a verdict finding the defendants not guilty under counts 1 and 3. Count 3 charged wilful and wanton misconduct, and is not…