Hirdes v. Selvig

Plaintiff, as administrator of the estate of his minor son, the decedent, brought this action for the boy’s wrongful death. It resulted from the collision of an automobile in which he was a passenger with another owned by defendant and driven by the latter’s son, who also was killed in the accident. In the automobile with plaintiff’s decedent were 2 of his brothers, both of whom suffered amnesia as a result of injuries sustained in the accident and, at time of trial, recalled nothing about it. There were no passengers in defendant’s car. There were no eyewitnesses to the accident able to…