Peterson v. Brackey
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Winnebago District Court. — Hon. O. H. Kelly, Judge. Action in bebalf of the minor heirs of Tollef Peterson, deceased, to recover damages for injury as to their means of support and exemplary damages, on account of the giving to deceased, who was a person in the habit of becoming intoxicated, of intoxicating liquors, causing him to. become intoxicated and resulting in his death. There was a verdict for plaintiff, and from judgment thereon the defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
The defendants are husband and wife,' the latter being the sister of the wife of deceased. The two families resided on farms in the same general neighborhood, and on Sunday, the léth day of July, 1907, defendants drove to the home of the deceased on a friendly visit, and also with the 'purpose of discussing with deceased a proposed trade of hogs. Defendants had with them in their buggy a bottle containing a mixture of alcohol and water for use as a beverage, from which, at the solicitation of defendants, the deceased took a drink. About sundown, at the invitation of defendants, the deceased…
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