Williams Ex Rel. Sheehan v. Guyot

This is an action to recover damages for the alleged wrongful death of Ben Williams. Plaintiffs are his minor children. The wife of deceased and mother of plaintiffs was dead. A jury trial resulted in a verdict for defendants and plaintiffs appealed.

Deceased was killed on the night of June 1, 1935, at the junction of Chouteau Avenue and Paul Street, St. Louis, by being struck by a truck driven by defendant Mitchell. Plaintiffs alleged and submitted numerous grounds of primary negligence, and also the humanitarian doctrine. Defendants, Guyot and Bruce, answered by general denial, and…