Lechleitner v. Cummings

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wedell, J.:

This was an action by a widow to recover damages for the wrongful death of her husband in an automobile collision case. Plaintiff prevailed and defendant appeals.

The jury returned a verdict in the sum of $3,500 and made special findings of fact. Plaintiff moved to strike certain special questions and answers thereto and also for a new trial. The latter motion was based upon the grounds of alleged erroneous rulings of the court and an inadequate verdict. Defendant moved for judgment on the special findings. The court overruled defendant’s…