WOOD v. COUNTY OF JACKSON

No. 55216.

463 S.W.2d 834 (1971)

Gina Marie WOOD, a minor, by her father and next friend, William E. Wood, and Linda J. Wood, Appellants, v. The COUNTY OF JACKSON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2.

March 8, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Russell, Raytown, for appellants.

Jim Tom Reid, Jackson County Counselor, Lee S. Shapiro, Assistant Jackson County Counselor, Kansas City, for respondent.


PRITCHARD, Commissioner.

As alleged, plaintiff is a minor five years of age, and was a passenger in a Volkswagen automobile which was caused to go out of control, skid and overturn on a bridge which was not maintained in a safe condition by the County of Jackson, which added plankings to the bridge of insufficient width, of unsmooth, uneven surface, and without warning signs and notice of the condition of the bridge. The prayer for damages for personal injuries is...

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