BURNS v. KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY

No. 43783.

273 S.W.2d 184 (1954)

Vernle BURNS, Respondent, v. KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri. Division No. 1.

December 13, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Carr, E. E. Thompson, Sam Mandell, Kansas City (Popham, Thompson, Popham, Mandell, Trusty & Green, Kansas City, of counsel), for appellant.

Lyman Field, Rogers, Field & Gentry, Kansas City, for respondent.


LOZIER, Commissioner.

In his action for personal injuries, plaintiff-respondent (herein called plaintiff) had verdict and judgment against defendant-appellant (herein called defendant) for $12,500. Defendant appealed.

Defendant here challenges the propriety of an instruction and contends that the verdict was excessive because not supported by substantial evidence.

On April 19, 1948, plaintiff was a passenger on defendant's Jackson Street streetcar...

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