ACTON v. SHIELDS

No. 50523.

386 S.W.2d 363 (1965)

Alvy S. ACTON, Administrator of the Estate of Baby Trumbo, deceased, Appellant, v. Della S. SHIELDS, Administratrix of the Estate of Merle Lawrence Shields, deceased, and Herbert Leslie Wohlgemuth, Jr., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

Motion for Rehearing or for Transfer Denied February 8, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Spencer, Hines & Petri, Columbia, Jack C. Jones, Carrollton, for plaintiff-appellant.

Christian Stipp, Carrollton, and Skelton & Bradley, Newton R. Bradley, Lexington, for respondent Shields.

Somerville & Cleaveland, Ronald L. Somerville, Chillicothe, for respondent Wohlgemuth.


Motion for Rehearing or for Transfer to Court En Banc Denied February 8, 1965.

WELBORN, Commissioner.

This action was brought by the administrator of the estate of Baby Trumbo seeking, on behalf of the persons entitled to the proceeds thereof under the laws of descent of the State of Missouri, $25,000 damages for the alleged wrongful death of Baby Trumbo, a child en ventre sa mere. Defendants' motions to dismiss on the grounds that the petition failed to state...

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