Fraser v. Brannigan

J. M. Fraser as administrator of his son’s estate commenced this action against Walter and Ronald Brannigan to recover damages for injuries causing the death of James Fraser, while he was riding as a guest in an automobile. The defendants pleaded a denial of recklessness and a plea of emergency. Case was submitted to a jury which returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $2,750. Defendant has appealed.

Ronald Brannigan and James Fraser were friends and classmates in the senior class of the high school at Pocahontas, Iowa. On the morning of December 11, 1938, James accepted the…