Wing v. Deppe

Bernard Wing, father of the deceased, was a scrap-metal dealer in Waterloo. He had been in that business for many years. He and his wife had five children; Ronald was the oldest. Ordinarily the salvage business can be operated in this part of the country about nine months of the year. Prior to 1952, with the possible exception of 1948, Bernard Wing’s net annual income was about $2,500. From 1948 through 1952 he requested and received public assistance during the winter months.

From the time that Ronald was about nine years old, Bernard Wing often took the boy with him on his routes and taught…