Blunk v. Snider

Laura J. Blunk, the appellant, filed suit in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, against the respondent, to recover $20,000 in damages for personal injuries sustained by her on April 8, 1933, when she was struck by respondent's car. A trial resulted in a verdict for the defendant and plaintiff appealed.

The collision occurred near the south line of the intersection of Thirty-first and Main streets in Kansas City, Missouri. The defendant was driving his car north on Main Street, and plaintiff was walking across this street from east to west. When plaintiff reached the northbound car tracks she…