Judgments in the sum of U.S.$4,800, U.S$8600 and U-S.$3,600 were given by Judge Milton J. Helmick in the U. S. Court for China yesterday to Helen Roberts Schoos, H., E. Heinzerling and Miguel Engel respectively in their actions for damages sustained by an accident during the "Hell Drivers" exhibition staged at the Shanghai Race Club track on May 29, 1937.
Five different plaintiffs brought actions against the same defendant Chrysler Corporation; China Motors, Fed, Inc, U.S.A; Richard L- Acton and Neil Oldfield- The latter two defendants were employed by the Chrysler Corp. as exhibition "stunt" drivers known as "Hell Driver their performance being designed to demonstrate the sturdy qualities of motor cars manufactured by the Chrysler Corp.
The complaint of Mark L, Moody and the' action of Carl W. Schooss were'dismissed. Mr. Moody was "one of the participants in the joint adventure" and in the opinion of the Court he could maintain no cause of action against his own corporation under the circumstances, and consequently he could have no cause of action against company's co-adventurers. In the case of Mr, Schooss. the Court ruled that he was a joint plaintiff in a single action at law with his wife and there were no extra costs entailed in the case by reason of his joinder, the Court having awarded full damages to h wife, who was the real party in interest,
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