Sharp v. Producers Produce Co.

Plaintiff brought a common law action for damages for loss of services, companionship, etc, of his wife, Fay Sharp, resulting from injuries sustained by her while employed in defendant’s packing plant at Springfield, Missouri. Plaintiff’s wife, as employee, received compensation from defendant, as employer, under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Law of Missouri.

The petition charged the injury to plaintiff’s wife resulted from defendant’s negligence and that her injuries have permanently incapacitated her, for which plaintiff prayed damages. The answer set up, among other things,…