Graves v. Dachille

Alleging that the death of their minor son was caused by defendants’ negligence in failing to abate a nuisance as hereinafter detailed, plaintiffs, as coadministrators of their son’s estate, recovered on trial by jury a judgment for $4,200. Defendants’ motion for a directed verdict at the close of the proofs and their subsequent motion for judgment non obstante veredicto were denied. Defendants have appealed.

Defendants own a parcel of land consisting of 6 or 7 acres in the city of Detroit. Doing business as a partnership under the name of Dachille Trucking Company, defendants engaged in…