Pearson v. National Manufacture & Stores Corp.

"WiNBORNB, J.

Considering tbe ground upon which judgment as of nonsuit was entered in Superior Court, these questions arise here for decision: (1) When tbe evidence is taken in tbe light most favorable to plaintiff, is tbe mother, who is a beneficiary of tbe estate of intestate, as a matter of law, guilty of negligence which proximately contributed to tbe injury and death of intestate? (2) If so, may such contributory negligence be imputed to tbe father of intestate, who is also a beneficiary of tbe estate, and bar tbe prosecution of this action ? Botb questions are properly answered in tbe…