Zeigenbein Ex Rel. Zeigenbein v. Thornsberry

DONNELLY, Judge.

This is an action for damages resulting from a vehicular collision in Pulaski County, Missouri, which occurred February 5, 1963. Esta Jane Zeigenbein, a minor, by her next friend, sued in Count I of the Petition for $50,000. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Zeigenbein, sued in Count II of the Petition for $25,000. The trial court, at the close of plaintiffs’ evidence, sustained defendant’s motion for directed verdict. Plaintiffs have perfected an appeal to this Court.

The principal question on this appeal is whether the trial court erred in sustaining the motion for directed…