BRAWNER v. BRAWNER

No. 46319.

327 S.W.2d 808 (1959)

Marvin E. BRAWNER, Appellant, v. Mattie BRAWNER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

September 14, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Langworthy, Pacific, for plaintiff-appellant.

Fred B. Whalen, James R. O'Connor, Moser, Marsalek, Carpenter, Cleary, Jaeckel & Hamilton, St. Louis, for respondent.


STORCKMAN, Judge.

This is an action by a husband against his wife to recover damages in the sum of $30,000 for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the wife in the operation of her automobile. The trial court dismissed plaintiff's petition holding that the plaintiff husband could not maintain an action against his wife for a personal tort. The plaintiff has appealed.

The parties are and were at the time of the alleged injuries...

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