Williams ex rel. Williams v. Tuttle

WELBORN, Commissioner.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries by Paul Williams, a minor, through his mother as next friend, against Faye E. Tuttle. The claim arose out of injuries sustained by plaintiff when the “soap-box” cart which he was operating collided with an automobile driven by defendant on a St. Louis County street. The petition sought damages of $22,500. A jury returned a verdict for defendant. After his motion for new trial had been overruled, plaintiff appealed.

On this appeal, plaintiff urges error in an instruction at defendant’s request by the trial court and in a…