Briggs v. Cohen

SHANGLER, Judge.

The appeal comes from dismissal of an amended petition by the widow as adminis-tratrix of the estate of the deceased husband for damages for injury which did not result in death under § 537.020, RSMo 1969. The original petition was by the widow [eo nomine] and the minor children for the wrongful death of the decedent under § 537.080, RSMo 1969. The decedent, Napoleon Briggs, was pronounced dead on March 4, 1975. The original petition for his wrongful death from the contended malpractice of the Doctors Cohen and Menorah Medical Center was brought on March 3, 1977. The claim for…