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NELMS v. BRIGHT

No. 45130.

299 S.W.2d 483 (1957)

Patricia NELMS, a Minor, by Kenneth Nelms, her Father and Natural Guardian, Appellant, v. Stanley BRIGHT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

March 11, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Brantley Mobley, Kennett, and Glennon T. Moran, St. Louis, for appellant.

Blanton & Blanton, Sikeston, for respondent.

STOCKARD, Commissioner.

This action for $15,000 compensatory damages was instituted by Patricia Nelms for the wrongful death of her mother, Syble Marie Nelms, who met her death on November 15, 1952, as the result of an automobile collision. Suit was not filed by the surviving husband within the prescribed time and plaintiff, who alleges in her petition that she "is a minor daughter of the deceased," brought this suit within one year. The petition makes no reference...

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