Rentfrow v. Thompson

The respondents H. E. Rentfrow and Anna C. Rentfrow, his wife, father and mother of Robert E, Rentfrow, deceased, an unmarried minor, filed the present action in the Circuit Court of Jasper County against Guy A. Thompson, trustee in bankruptcy of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, to recover the penalty provided for by Section 3652, R. S. Mo. 1939 (Sec. 3262, Mo. Stat. Ann., p. 3353) for the death of their son which they allege was caused by the negligence of defendant’s agents and servants. • From a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiffs the defendant appealed.

The plaintiffs’…