Duncan v. Vance Drilling Co.

This action was instituted in the district court of Oklahoma county by Mary Duncan, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, against the Vance Drilling Company, a corporation, and Rex Beauford Thomas, an employee of said corporation, wherein the plaintiff, as the surviving wife and next of kin of Elijah W. Duncan, deceased, sought recovery of damages for his wrongful death. Issues were joined, the cause was tried to a jury, and a verdict was entered in favor of defendants. From a judgment on the verdict, plaintiff has appealed.

The record discloses that the decedent lived with plaintiff…