Brown v. Meyer

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action was one by plaintiff as executrix of the estate of her deceased husband, Columbus Brown, to recover damages for his, death wrongfully caused by defendant. Plaintiff recovered, and defendant appeals.

On the evening of Saturday, November 16,1930, Columbus Brown was struck by defendant’s automobile at the intersection of Minnesota avenue and Twelfth street, in Kansas City, Kan. As a result of the accident, Brown died of traumatic pneumonia.

The evening was dark, and it was raining. Defendant was driving westward near the center of the…