Devine v. Chester

This case is before this court upon a defendant’s rule -to show cause. It is a death ease. Caroline M. Devine, as administratrix ad prosequendum of the estate of John Devine, instituted suit against Ealph L. Chester to obtain damages for the death of John Devine who was struck and fatally injured by the defendant’s automobile. The accident occurred on December 4th, 1926, at Fifth and Asbury avenues, in the city of Ocean City, Devine had ridden from Somers Point in a car owned by a friend and driven by a chauffeur, Asbury avenue parallels Ocean avenue, one block distant. It runs approximately…