COPE v. THOMPSON

No. 9289.

534 S.W.2d 641 (1976)

Nola COPE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jimmy THOMPSON, a Minor, by Harry Thompson, his father and guardian ad litem, Defendant-Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Springfield District.

Motion for Rehearing or to Transfer Denied March 25, 1976.

Application to Transfer Denied April 14, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald E. Bonacker, Springfield, for plaintiff-appellant.

Schroff, Keeter & Glass, Bob J. Keeter, Robert W. Schroff, Springfield, for defendant-respondent.


Motion for Rehearing or to Transfer to Supreme Court Denied March 25, 1976.

STONE, Judge.

A school holiday on November 27, 1970, became a Black Friday for high school student Jimmy Thompson, defendant herein, and more tragically so for Elmer Cope and his family, when a 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner driven by defendant, the sole occupant thereof, crashed into the left side of a 1965 Ford two-door automobile resulting in the death of Mr. Cope, the sole occupant of...

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