WILSON v. WHITE

No. 7206.

272 S.W.2d 1 (1954)

James Dale WILSON, a minor, by his natural guardian and next friend, Nora Wilson, Plaintiff-Respondent. v. Floyd WHITE, Defendant-Appellant.

Springfield Court of Appeals. Missouri.

October 13, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ted M. Henson, Poplar Bluff, for defendant-appellant.

David W. Hill, Charles T. Bloodworth, Jr., Poplar Bluff, for plaintiff-respondent.


STONE, Judge.

Plaintiff, 13 years 5½ months of age at the time, sustained severe and permanently crippling injuries to his left index and middle fingers on April 26, 1952, while mowing the lawn at defendant's farm home with a power lawn mower. Defendant appeals from an adverse judgment of $2,000. The cause having been tried by the court, sitting as a jury, we "review the case upon both the law and the evidence as in suits of an equitable nature", with "due regard...

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