Doherty Ex Rel. Doherty v. St. Louis Butter Co.

* NOTE: Opinion filed at May Term, 1936, August 20, 1936; motion for rehearing filed; motion overruled at September Term, November 17, 1936. Robert Doherty, an infant, brought suit by his next friend, J.D. Doherty, against respondent, St. Louis Butter Company, to recover $25,000 in damages, for personal injuries sustained as the result of a collision between Robert Doherty and a truck driven by one of respondent's employees. Upon a trial a jury returned a verdict for the defendant, respondent here, and plaintiff appealed.

The incident giving rise to plaintiff's cause of action occurred at…