Van Alst v. Kansas City, Mo.

John H. and Catherine Van Alst, husband and wife, plaintiffs herein, sued Kansas City, Missouri a Municipal Corporation, defendant, for damages caused by the drowning of plaintiffs' son in a pond located within the city limits of Kansas City and on real estate alleged in the petition to be owned by the Samuel Estate Company and by Clarke W. Brooks. Thereafter, on motion of defendant Kansas City, the Samuel Estate Company and Clarke W. Brooks were made parties defendant but said last named defendants were discharged on demurrer before trial. Trial to a jury resulted in a verdict and judgment…