James v. Turilli
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
CLEMENS, Commissioner.
General background information about the parties’ status will accentuate the issues here, which arise out of plaintiffs’ claim to a $10,000 reward offered by the defendant.
Plaintiff Stella James is the widow of Jesse E. James, son of the notorious Missouri desperado, Jesse W. James; plaintiffs Ethel Rose Owens and Estelle Baumel are her daughters. They contend that on April 3, 1882, Jesse W. James was shot and killed by one Robert Ford who pled guilty to the murder.
Defendant Rudy Turilli operates the “Jesse James Museum” at Stanton, Missouri. He contends the man shot,…
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