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STOCKTON v. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 47322.

327 S.W.2d 206 (1959)

Edna STOCKTON, Administratrix of the Estate of G. W. Stockton, Respondent, v. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2.

Motion for Rehearing or to Transfer Denied September 14, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hilary A. Bush, Fred A. Murdock, Johnson, Lucas, Bush & Gibson, Kansas City, for appellant.

Sam R. Gardner, Jo B. Gardner, Monett, for respondent (plaintiff).

Motion for Rehearing or to Transfer to Court en Banc Denied September 14, 1959.

BARRETT, Commissioner.

This is an action by an administratrix against the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company for the negligent killing of her husband, Grady W. Stockton, in North Little Rock, Arkansas, on August 16, 1957. A jury found the issues in favor of the plaintiff, fixed her damages at $20,000, and the railroad has appealed. The theory of the action is discovered peril under...

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