Oliver Ex Rel. Oliver v. Bi-State Development Agency

HENLEY, Judge.

This is an action for damages of $450,000 for personal injuries. Verdict and judgment were for defendant and plaintiff appeals. The case was pending in this court before January 1, 1972, the effective date of the 1970 amendment of Article V, § 3, Constitution of Missouri, V.A.M.S., and jurisdiction is retained to dispose of the appeal as required by § 31, para. 4, of the amendment. We reverse and remand for the giving of an erroneous converse instruction.

Plaintiff, a six-year-old girl, sustained extensive severe injuries, some of which left her crippled for life, when her foot…