Pyles v. Roth

DONNELLY, Judge.

In this jury-tried action for damages resulting from a vehicular collision in Cole County, Missouri, which occurred at approximately 5:55 p.m. on August 18, 1963, plaintiff, Joseph Henry Pyles, Jr., received a verdict in the amount of $20,000 against defendants Michael Roth and James Daw-kins. Dawkins appealed.

The collision causing plaintiff’s injuries occurred on Missouri State Highway No. 179, which extends generally east and west, and involved vehicles driven by Michael Roth, Kenneth Murphy, Ronald Buster, and James Dawkins.

Roth was traveling in a westerly direction. Pyles…