Carter v. Uhrich

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hutchison, J.:

This is an action brought originally by the employee himself against his employers to recover damages for per*193sonal injuries sustained by him in being thrown from a trailer of a truck driven by an employee of the defendants around a corner at an excessive rate of speed. A general verdict for the plaintiff for $2,000 and answers to special questions were returned by the jury. Judgment was rendered thereon in favor of the plaintiff, from which defendants appeal. Pending the appeal the injured workman died and the action has been revived in…