JOHNSON v. LEE WAY MOTOR FREIGHT

No. 43384.

261 S.W.2d 95 (1953)

JOHNSON v. LEE WAY MOTOR FREIGHT, Inc., et al.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

Rehearing Denied and Opinion Modified October 12, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank C. Mann, Glenn A. Burkart, Mann, Mann, Walter & Powell, Springfield, for appellants.

Smith and Williams, Springfield, for respondent.


COIL, Commissioner.

A jury returned a verdict for $20,675 for personal injuries and property damage sustained by plaintiff as a result of the alleged negligence of defendants-appellants. Plaintiff, pursuant to the trial court's conditional order, remitted $7,500 and defendants have appealed from the ensuing judgment for $13,175. They contend that the trial court erred: In failing to direct a verdict for defendants on the ground that plaintiff was guilty of contributory...

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