Rakestraw v. Norris

469 S.W.2d 759 (1971)

Ellen RAKESTRAW and Otis Rakestraw, Plaintiffs-Respondents,

v.

Wilbur O. NORRIS, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 8995.

Springfield Court of Appeals, Missouri.

July 7, 1971.

Rehearing Denied July 29, 1971.

E. C. Curtis, Farrington, Curtis & Strong, Springfield, for defendant-appellant.

Harold L. Henry, West Plains, for plaintiffs-respondents.

HOGAN, Judge.

This is an action for damages arising out of a collision between two automobiles. Plaintiffs, husband and wife, filed their petition in two counts. In the first count, plaintiff Ellen Rakestraw sought judgment for $15,000 for personal…