Mason v. Mootz

TAYLOR, Justice.

The plaintiffs (respondents) are the widow and minor daughter of Clarence Mason, deceased. On the evening of March 21, 1951, the deceased and another, as guests, were riding in an automobile owned and driven by the defendant (appellant.) The three were proceeding from Nyssa, Oregon, to the Gay Way, on U. S. Highway 95, in Idaho, when, an accident occurred in which Clarence Mason suffered fatal injuries.

The testimony is comparatively brief and can be conveniently summarized. The witness. Leonard Platz operated a farm near the scene of the accident. Having been advised that four…