WALLACE v. KNAPP-MONARCH COMPANY

No. 15439.

234 F.2d 853 (1956)

Kirk WALLACE, a Minor, by his Next Friend, Vernon Wallace, Appellant, v. KNAPP-MONARCH COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

June 26, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Schneider, St. Louis, Mo. (Joseph A. Kirkwood and J. Edward Gragg, St. Louis, Mo., were with him on the brief), for appellant.

John S. Marsalek, St. Louis, Mo. (Moser, Marsalek, Carpenter, Cleary & Carter, St. Louis, Mo., were with him on the brief), for appellee.

Before SANBORN, JOHNSEN and VOGEL, Circuit Judges.


VOGEL, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, Kirk Wallace, was at the time with which we are concerned herein an infant of the age of 7 weeks. He was a resident of the State of Missouri. The defendant-appellee is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and licensed to do business in the State of Missouri. Diversity of citizenship and the statutory amount satisfy jurisdictional requirements. The action is one for damages by reason of personal...

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