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WATSON v. HARRIS

No. 53027.

435 S.W.2d 667 (1968)

Shirley WATSON, Administratrix of the Estate of Hazel Howe, Deceased, Respondent-Appellant, v. Sam HARRIS and Elsie Harris, Appellants-Respondents, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2.

December 31, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Farrington, Curtis & Strong, Thomas Strong, Springfield, for plaintiff-appellant.

Lincoln, Haseltine, Forehand & Springer, Edmund C. Forehand, Horace S. Haseltine, Carl E. Yates, Springfield, for appellants-respondents, defendants.

PRITCHARD, Commissioner.

Alva A. Caldwell on Sunday, January 17, 1965, killed Hazel Howe with a revolver, and then took his own life with a shotgun. By the verdict of a jury, plaintiff-administratrix was awarded $15,000 for Hazel's wrongful death against Sam Harris, executor of Alva's estate, under Count I of plaintiff's amended petition. The judgment on Count I has become final, that issue being tried first.

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