Letcher v. Derricott

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hatcher, C.:

This is an action for damages as the result of personal injuries suffered by a pedestrian when struck by an automobile.

The action was instituted by Mrs. Catherine Letcher, as plaintiff, against Richard Rubin Derricott, the owner and driver of an automobile which struck plaintiff as she was attempting to cross a street.

The petition alleges in substance that while the plaintiff was crossing Eighteenth Street in Kansas City, Kansas, at a point where Eighteenth Street is entered by Homer Street, she was struck by an automobile which was being…