SLUSHER v. UNITED ELECTRIC COAL COMPANIES

No. 54435.

456 S.W.2d 339 (1970)

Orval SLUSHER, Conservator of the estate and person of Wanda Slusher, and Orval Slusher, Respondents, v. UNITED ELECTRIC COAL COMPANIES, a Corporation, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

July 13, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Orville Richardson, Hullverson, Richardson & Hullverson, St. Louis, for respondents.

Joseph H. Mueller, Moser, Marsalek, Carpenter, Cleary & Jaeckel, St. Louis, Gray & Friedman, St. Louis, for defendant-appellant.


HIGGINS, Commissioner.

Action by Wanda Slusher in Count I for $500,000 damages for personal injuries, and by Orval Slusher, her husband, in Count II for $300,000 damages for loss of consortium, services, and medical expense as a result of his wife's personal injuries. A jury awarded Wanda Slusher $50,000 and Orval Slusher $125,000. The trial court, upon timely motions for new trial, awarded a new trial to Wanda Slusher...

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