Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Matthesen

For convenience the parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court.

This action was instituted by plaintiffs George Matthesen ,and Carrie Matthesen, his wife, against the defendant, Phillips Petroleum Company, a corporation, to recover damages for the wrongful death of their son Byron Matthesen, a boy about five years of age, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant.

Plaintiffs alleged in their amended petition that on May 18, 1931, they resided on the south side of High street; that defendant was laying a pipe line in front of plaintiffs’ house; that…