EDWARDS v. DIXON

No. 29520.

298 S.W.2d 466 (1957)

Robert EDWARDS, Jr., an Infant, by Jolene Edwards, his next friend (Plaintiff), Respondent, v. Viola Lillian DIXON (Defendant), Appellant.

St. Louis Court of Appeals, Missouri.

February 5, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anderson, Gilbert, Wolfort, Allen & Bierman, Norris H. Allen, St. Louis, for appellant.

Hullverson & Richardson, James W. Jeans, St. Louis, for respondent.


HOUSER, Commissioner.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries sustained by a 9 year old boy who collided with an automobile as he ran across Clark Avenue in the City of St. Louis. Defendant Viola Lillian Dixon appeals from a judgment for $5,000 entered upon a jury verdict. The petition charged six separate assignments of primary negligence and negligence under the humanitarian doctrine. Plaintiff abandoned all assignments of primary negligence and submitted...

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