SKILES v. SCHLAKE

No. 52488.

421 S.W.2d 244 (1967)

Bobby Leon SKILES, by His Next Friend, Howard T. Skiles, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert E. SCHLAKE, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

Motion for Rehearing or to Transfer Denied December 11, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Reid, II, of Schnapp, Graham & Reid, Fredericktown, for plaintiff-appellant.

H. L. C. Weier, Dearing, Richeson, Weier & Roberts, Hillsboro, for defendant-respondent.


Motion for Rehearing or to Transfer to Court En Banc Denied December 11, 1967.

WELBORN, Commissioner.

In this action for personal injuries to Bobby Leon Skiles, a pedestrian struck by an auto driven by defendant Robert E. Schlake, a jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $75,000. The trial court subsequently sustained the defendant's motion for a new trial on the specific grounds of error in one of the plaintiff's verdict-directing instructions...

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