MYERS v. GRIFFITH

No. 57160.

495 S.W.2d 447 (1973)

Harvey MYERS and Hazel Myers, Appellants, v. David L. GRIFFITH, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

June 11, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Downs & Pierce, Don Pierce, St. Joseph, for appellants.

Brown, Douglas & Brown, R. A. Brown, St. Joseph, for respondent.


SEILER, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal from a jury verdict and judgment for defendant in an action for $50,000 damages for the wrongful death of their son, who, while sledding, was struck by defendant's automobile at a street intersection in St. Joseph. Since the appeal was pending here on January 1, 1972, we have jurisdiction based on amount in controversy.

Plaintiffs' sole point on appeal is that Sec. 491.010, RSMo 1969, the dead man's statute, should have been...

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