MEAD v. SCOTT

No. 51473.

130 N.W.2d 641 (1964)

Paul E. MEAD, Administrator of the Estate of Jackie Earl Mead, Deceased, Appellant, v. L. W. SCOTT, Chicago & North Western Railway Co. and David M. Risdal, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 20, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. W. Countryman, Nevada, for appellant.

Davis, Huebner, Johnson & Burt, Des Moines, and Donald L. Nelson, Nevada, for appellees L. W. Scott and Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co.

Smedal, Maurer & Brewer, Ames, for appellee David Risdal.


GARFIELD, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff, Paul E. Mead, as administrator of his deceased son's estate, brought this law action to recover for his death against the Chicago & North Western Railway Co., L. W. Scott, engineer of the freight train that collided with the automobile in which decedent was a passenger, and David M. Risdal, owner of the automobile being driven with his consent. Recovery was sought from the railroad and Scott on the ground they were negligent...

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