Scott v. Brogan

This action was instituted by Martha Scott, administratrix of the estate of Blanche Henderson, deceased, against the defendant John Brogan, to recover damages for the death of her decedent, alleged to have been caused by defendant’s negligence in striking decedent, a pedestrian, with his automobile, at or near a street intersection in the city of Bend, Oregon. From a judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $5,500 the defendant appeals.

One of the principal questions involved on this appeal is that of the measure of damages in an action brought by a personal representative for the…