TUCKER v. TAKSEL

No. 30713.

345 S.W.2d 385 (1961)

William TUCKER, an Infant, by Maxine Tucker, His Next Friend (Plaintiff), Respondent, v. Nathan TAKSEL and Ruth Taksel (Defendants), Appellants.

St. Louis Court of Appeals. Missouri.

Motion for Rehearing or for Transfer Denied May 8, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. X. Cleary, C. M. Kirkham, Moser, Marsalek, Carpenter, Cleary, Jaeckel & Hamilton, St. Louis, for (defendants) appellants.

David G. Dempsey, Barnhart & Sommers, St. Louis, for (plaintiff) respondent.


Motion for Rehearing or for Transfer to Supreme Court Denied May 8, 1961.

JAMES D. CLEMENS, Special Judge.

This is an action for damages by an infant against his parents' landlords, who appeal from a $7,000 judgment. Defendants claim (1) that plaintiff's evidence was insufficient to establish liability and (2) that plaintiff's verdict-directing instruction was erroneous. The first point calls for a statement of the evidence most favorable to plaintiff.

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