Mahan v. Kansas City Public Service Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hoch, J.:

This was an action against a public transportation company to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by a passenger. The plaintiff prevailed and the defendant appeals.

The principal questions presented are whether certain special findings of the jury — including a finding on the question of negligence— were supported,by'substantial evidence; whether a mistrial should have been declared because of misconduct of the plaintiff during the trial; and whether the verdict was excessive in amount.

Shortly stated, the plaintiff, Ollie Mahan,…