Howland v. West

HIGGINS, Commissioner.

Appeal (taken prior to January 1, 1972) from judgment for defendants entered pursuant to jury' verdict for defendants in plaintiffs’ two-count action for $50,000 damages for personal injuries and $10,-000 damages for loss of consortium.

This action arose from a collision on U. S.Highway 71 in Newton County around 6:00 a. m., March 16, 1970. Plaintiff Albert G. Howland was driving a 1960 International pickup truck in a northerly direction; defendant West was driving a tractor-trailer unit belonging to defendant Fleming Foods of Missouri, Inc., in a southerly direction.

The…