Hanes v. State, Use of Lamm

An automobile owned and operated by the appellant, Robert E. Hanes, and in which Wilbur Roland Lamm was a passenger, ran off the road, down an embankment, and turned over. Lamm was killed as a result, and subsequently a suit was instituted on behalf of his widow and children 1 to recover damages resulting from loss of his services and support. The jury rendered a verdict for the equitable plaintiffs after the court had overruled motions for a directed verdict made on behalf of Hanes both at the close of the plaintiffs’ case and at the conclusion of the whole case. From judgments entered on…