Bennett v. Bennett

Mr. Presiding Justice Holdom

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an action on the case for negligently causing the death of plaintiff’s intestate, Libby A. Bennett, the mother of the defendant, in so managing his automobile, in which his mother was riding by his invitation, that the automobile overturned injuring the mother so seriously that she soon thereafter died as a result of such injuries.

The declaration consisted of three counts, the first charging negligence generally, the second driving at an excessive rate of speed, and the third is a wilful and wanton count. In each count it…