Peterson v. Langsten

A verdict was directed in favor of defendant, and plaintiff appeals from the order denying a new trial.

The action is to recover for the wrongful death of plaintiff’s wife, Mrs. Peterson, alleged to have been caused by defendant’s so negligently operating’his automobile, in which deceased, her husband, and their two-year old daughter were riding, that the car overturned, bumping and bruising the occupants. Defendant and plaintiff are related. Their parents lived near Echo a short distance west of Redwood Falls. Defendant desired some financial assistance from plaintiff’s father and asked that…