Lindhartsen v. Myler

McQUADE, Justice.

This action is brought by the wife and children of the deceased, Ogden Lindhart-sen, for damages caused by his death. The trial court rendered judgment in favor of Lindhartsen’s children and wife in the sum of $75,257.

During the early evening of November 14, 1963, Luther Satterfield drove his caí into the rear of a truck driven by appellant, Ronald Joseph Myler. Both vehicles were proceeding southerly on State Highway 39 in the unincorporated village of Rockford. Ogden Lindhartsen was riding in the right front seat of the car and his death was occasioned by the collision.

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