Jensen v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.

— This action was brought in the first instance by, Marie Jensen, the widow of-the decedent Theodore Jensen. In' her petition she set forth the alleged circumstances of the accident which resulted in the death of her husband, and alleged specific negligences of the defendant as- the cause of the, accident. She prayed judgment for $25,000, which amount was later reduced by amendment to $2,999. She predicated her right of recovery of damages on the ground that she and her three children had been deprived of the support furnished by the decedent in his lifetime. It appears from the petition that…