Cohen v. Schaetzel

Defendant in error, Schaetzel, as administrator of the Estate of Everett Powell, deceased, recovered a judgment of $3,000 as damages against plaintiffs in error, for the death of Powell caused by the negligence of Brewer, an employee of said plaintiffs in error. Reversal is sought on a writ of error..

The facts which gave rise to the litigation are substantially as follows: Plaintiffs in error, the Cohens, operate a trucking business between Denver and Chicago through a Colorado copartnership known as the Denver-Chicago Trucking Company. Reference will hereinafter be made to them as the…