Case Name: ELLA VAN BUSKIRK, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGE E. VAN BUSKIRK, DECEASED, AND OWEN F. TRAVERS, PLAINTIFFS, v. WILLIAM H. BARKHORN COMPANY AND ALBERT YAECK, DEFENDANTS
Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1926-04-29
Citations: 4 N.J. Misc. 407
Docket Number: 
Parties: ELLA VAN BUSKIRK, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGE E. VAN BUSKIRK, DECEASED, AND OWEN F. TRAVERS, PLAINTIFFS, v. WILLIAM H. BARKHORN COMPANY AND ALBERT YAECK, DEFENDANTS.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 4
Pages: 407–408

Head Matter:
ELLA VAN BUSKIRK, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGE E. VAN BUSKIRK, DECEASED, AND OWEN F. TRAVERS, PLAINTIFFS, v. WILLIAM H. BARKHORN COMPANY AND ALBERT YAECK, DEFENDANTS.
Argued October 7, 1925
Decided April 29, 1926.
Before G-ummere, Chief Justice, and Justices Kalis ch and Campbell.
For the rule, William E. Holmwood.
Contra, Palmer &■■ Cooper.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The defendant William H. Barkhom Company, through its servant, the defendant Albert Yaeek, was, on April 1st, 1922, .operating a motor truck on Little street between DeWitt and .Union avenues, in Belleville, and in the operation of such truck George E. Van Buskirk and Owen E. Travers were injured, the injuries to the former resulting in death.
Upon a trial of an action for damages, the plaintiff Ella Van Buskirk, executrix of the estate of George E. Van Bus-kirk, deceased, obtained a verdict of $22,000, and the plaintiff Owen E. Travers a verdict of $500.
The defendants have a rule to show cause why such verdict should not be set aside.
As to both verdicts it is urged that they should be set aside because there was no proof of negligence on the part of the defendants, and the trial court should have directed a verdict in favor of the defendants as requested, and that if there was any evidence of negligence the weight thereof is not sufficient to support the findings of the jury.
Our examination of the proofs leads us to the conclusion that there was evidence of negligence requiring the submission of that question to the jury, and that the jury's finding thereon is not against the weight of such evidence.
It is further urged .that the verdict in favor of Ella Van Buskirk, executrix, is excessive.
We do not find this to be so.
The rule to show cause is therefore discharged.