CLIFTON v. CRIDER

No. 55894.

486 S.W.2d 274 (1972)

Eula CLIFTON, Respondent, v. Harold Nathan CRIDER, Jr., et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

November 13, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. J. Murphy, Butler, for respondent.

Heilbron & Powell, by Sylvester Powell, Jr., Kansas City, for appellants.


STOCKARD, Commissioner.

Defendants have appealed from a judgment in the amount of $22,500 in this action for wrongful death based on the humanitarian doctrine. The notice of appeal was filed prior to the effective dates of § 477.040, V.A.M.S., and the current provisions of Art. V, § 3, Constitution of Missouri, V.A.M.S. Therefore, appellate jurisdiction is in this court. Art. V, § 31, Par. 4, Constitution of Missouri.

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