Curtiss Collis v. Hildegarde Martz, as Trustee for the Surviving Spouse and Next-Of-Kin of Olivia Collis, Decedent

MATTHES, Circuit Judge.

Curtiss Collis, husband of Olivia Collis, deceased, seeks review of the judgment entered against him in a wrongful death suit brought by his wife’s trustee, on behalf of their surviving minor children. The sole question on this appeal is whether the District Court, Honorable Gunnar H. Nordbye, erred in refusing to grant appellant's post-trial motion for an appropriate order setting aside the judgment and reducing the $35,000 verdict rendered against him.

The pertinent facts are uncontroverted. On June 30, 1966, a station wagon operated by appellant collided with a truck…