Elliott v. General Construction Co.

While Howard Elliott was in the employ of defendant, he came in contact with electric wires among which he was working at the top of a pole and ivas instantly killed. This is an action by his mother as administratrix of his estate to recover resulting damages in the sum of $25,000. Upon a verdict of a jury, judgment was rendered in favor of plaintiff for $7,500. Defendant has appealed.

A reversal is demanded because the mother of decedent brought the suit in her own name instead of suing for damages as administratrix. It is true that the title of the petition is defective in naming “Mattie A.…