Edwards Ex Rel. Edwards v. Rudowicz

SAMUEL E. SEMPLE, Special Commissioner.

This is a suit for damages wherein plaintiff Dwight Edwards, Jr., a minor, by next friend, sought to .recover for personal injuries received by plaintiff when struck by an automobile driven by defendant Richard Rudowicz. The-trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $7,000. Defendant has duly appealed from the ensuing judgment.

On September 26, 1960, plaintiff, age three and one-half years, was visiting his aunt who lived at 1016 North Rock Hill Road, in the City of Rock Hill, St. Louis County. About 5 P.M. during a period when the traffic…