BERRY v. RIDGEWAY

No. 52266.

415 S.W.2d 805 (1967)

Larry J. BERRY and Phyllis Berry, Respondents, v. Kenneth Driggs RIDGEWAY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2.

June 12, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Howard, Hendren & Andrae, P. Pierre Dominique, Jefferson City, for respondents.

Tweedie Fisher, Jefferson City, for appellant.


PRITCHARD, Commissioner.

Two questions are presented: (1) Whether the trial court erred in permitting plaintiff, Larry J. Berry, to testify that he owned the motor vehicle involved in the accident (for the damage to which plaintiffs recovered a $1,000 judgment) over objection that the title was the best evidence of ownership; (2) whether the damages, $40,000, awarded Larry J. Berry for personal injuries are excessive.

Larry J. Berry testified that on July...

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