Pfisterer v. Key

This action was brought by appellee, the father, to recover for the alleged wrongful death of his son. From a judgment in favor of appellee, appellant appeals.

The basic facts resulting in the almost instant death of appellee’s son are not in dispute. Only two persons witnessed the accident, the appellant, and his friend who was riding with him in the automobile. The following facts are disclosed by interrogatories and answers thereto, and the testimony given by the two eyewitnesses, and are in substance, as follows:

On June 21, 1936, about 7:30 o’clock in the evening, appellant was on his way…