Wolff v. Du Puis

This is an action for damages for loss of consortium, brought by a husband whose wife was injured in an automobile collision. The defendant appeals from a judgment which awarded damages to the husband upon a verdict directed in his favor on the score of liability.

The trial court held that inasmuch as the plaintiff’s wife earlier had been awarded damages in an action arising out of the same collision, the issues of negligence and contributory negligence were res judicata. The jury was accordingly instructed that it need concern itself solely with the amount that would compensate the plaintiff…