BLACK v. SOLMITZ


409 A.2d 634 (1979)

Stephen A. BLACK, Administrator of the Estate of Ruben R. Solmitz v. David O. SOLMITZ, Administrator of the Estate of Esther M. Solmitz.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

December 18, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Powers & Bradford by Carl O. Bradford (orally), Freeport, for plaintiff.

Berman, Berman & Simmons by Jack H. Simmons (orally), Paul F. Macri, Lewiston, for defendant.

Before WERNICK, ARCHIBALD, GODFREY and NICHOLS, JJ., and DELAHANTY, A. R. J.


GODFREY, Justice.

On May 14, 1977, Ruben Solmitz, five years old, was a passenger in an automobile driven by his mother, Esther Solmitz, when that automobile collided head on with another vehicle on Route 2 near Farmington, Maine. The Solmitz vehicle was on the left side of the road at the point of impact. Esther Solmitz died instantly. Ruben suffered a severe injury to the brain which incapacitated him so that he could not walk, talk, sit up without support, or understand...

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