FREIGHTWAYS, INC. v. STAFFORD

Nos. 15030, 15031.

217 F.2d 831 (1955)

FREIGHTWAYS, Inc., and Wilbur Slattery, Appellants, v. Eula Mae STAFFORD, an infant, by her next friend, Myrtle Stafford, and her Curator, R. J. Beretta, Appellees. FREIGHTWAYS, Inc., and Wilbur Slattery, Appellants, v. Mary Virginia STAFFORD, an infant, by her next friend, Myrtle Stafford, and her Curator, R. J. Beretta, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing January 31, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Hardy, Kansas City, Mo., and Ike Skelton, Lexington, Mo. (Newton R. Bradley, Lexington, Mo., Lane D. Bauer, Sebree, Shook, Hardy & Ottman, Kansas City, Mo., were with them on the brief), for appellants.

Clay C. Rogers, Kansas City, Mo. (Reed O. Gentry, James W. Benjamin and Rogers, Field & Gentry, Kansas City, Mo., were with him on the brief), for appellees.

Before GARDNER, Chief Judge, and COLLET and VAN OOSTERHOUT, Circuit Judges.


GARDNER, Chief Judge.

These appeals are from judgments in two actions brought to recover damages for personal injuries. Appellees are minors and their actions were brought by their next friend pursuant to the statutes of Missouri. The parties will be referred to as they were designated in the trial court. The injuries for which damages were recovered grew out of the same accident. The allegations of the complaints were substantially identical and the actions were...

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