HANKINS v. MacK

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Linn,

Defendant appeals in an action for damages for the minor decedent’s estate under the Survival Act of 1937 1 and for damages for parents under the wrongful death statutes. 2 The claims were combined in one action pursuant to Pa. R. C. P. 2202. The verdicts were $30,000 for decedent’s estate and $450 for the parents. A remittitur was filed reducing the former to $20,000. Judgments were entered accordingly.

The appellant contends that there is no evidence of negligence, that the minor was guilty of contributory negligence, that if recovery is sustained, the verdict was…