Garbee v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.

— This cause is based on the fourth subdivision of section 4217, Revised Statutes 1919. The petition was filed in Christian county but the venue was changed to Laclede county, where trial was had to a jury resulting in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $2000. Motion for a new trial was filed and overruled and this appeal followed.

Plaintiff brought this action as the administrator of the estate of Louis W. Hendrix, an infant about one year old at the time of its death which was caused by a crossing collision’ on May 11, 1924. It is alleged that decedent was struck and killed…