State Ex Rel. Massman v. Bland

In the circuit court, Lowell V. Crull obtained a verdict and judgment against H. J. Massman for damages for personal injuries. On defendant’s appeal the judgment was affirmed by the Kansas City Court of Appeals. [189 S. W. (2d) 1009.] By certiorari we have brought the case here for review on the merits under the provisions of Article Y of the Missouri Constitution of 1945.

The briefs are mainly devoted to the question of the sufficiency of plaintiff’s evidence to make a submissible case and, in our view, that is the only question necessary for us to consider. In considering that question we…