Wilfong v. Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Co.

This is an action by Edward Wilfong, administrator of the estate of Edward Wilfong, Jr., deceased, against the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Company for negligently causing the death of his son and intestate. The deceased was nine years old at the time of his death, which took place in Omaha, Nebraska, approximately five hours after the occurrence of the accident.

The petition sets up two causes of action, viz.: The first for $10,000 on account of “physical pain and suffering which said deceased sustained from the time he was injured” by the impact of defendant’s street car “until the…