SMITH v. MIDDLEKAUFF

No. 48963.

359 S.W.2d 755 (1962)

Boyd SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles MIDDLEKAUFF and S. Riekes & Sons, Inc., a Corporation, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

Motion for Rehearing or to Transfer Denied September 10, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

N. Murry Edwards, St. Louis, and Ninian M. Edwards, Clayton, for appellant.

Evans & Dixon and Ralph C. Kleinschmidt, St. Louis, for respondent, Charles Middlekauff.

Goldenhersh, Goldenhersh, Fredericks, Newman & Lane and Frank J. Lane, Jr., St. Louis, for respondent, S. Riekes & Sons, Inc.


Motion for Rehearing or to Transfer to Court en Banc Denied September 10, 1962.

HOLMAN, Commissioner.

In this personal injury damage action plaintiff, a pedestrian, sought to recover the sum of $85,000 for injuries sustained when he was struck by an automobile driven by defendant Charles Middlekauff. He also joined as a defendant Middlekauff's employer, S. Riekes & Sons, Inc., and sought judgment against it under the doctrine of respondeat superior. The...

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