Kirkham v. Jenkins Music Co.

Appellant, plaintiff below, filed this suit to recover $10,000 in damages, alleged to have been sustained when she was struck by a car driven by the respondent, I.R. Loosen, while he was in the employ of respondent Music Company. There was a verdict and judgment for defendants and plaintiff appealed.

The collision occurred on Walnut Street, near the south line of Twelfth Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Walnut Street is a north and south roadway, and Twelfth Street runs east and west. There was a double street car track on Walnut Street. Plaintiff's evidence disclosed that on the afternoon of…