Morsch v. Metzger

OPINION

BISSETT, Justice.

This is a wrongful death action. Helen G. Morsch, the surviving wife of Jean P. Morsch, sued Laura Lynn Metzger, a minor, for the wrongful death of her husband, the said Jean P. Morsch. She alleged that her husband, while walking on a sidewalk, was struck and killed by an automobile which was backed out of a driveway by defendant. Trial was to a jury. A take nothing judgment was rendered against plaintiff, who has appealed. The parties will be referred to as “plaintiff” and “defendant”, as they were in the trial court.

The jury convicted defendant of several acts of…