Fowler v. Laclede Gas Company

McMILLIAN, Judge.

This is a negligence action for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff, Cornelius Fowler, on June 19, 1968, while operating his motor vehicle on a public street in the City of St. Louis, Missouri. The jury awarded plaintiff a verdict of $10,000.00.

Defendant — Laclede Gas Company’s, (hereinafter referred to as Laclede) post-trial motion for judgment was denied; but its motion for a new trial was sustained. Plaintiff has appealed; and thereafter La-clede moved for a dismissal of the appeal for violation of Civil Rule 84.04(c) and (e), V.A.M.R.

A new…