Pennington v. Kansas City Railways Co.

— Plaintiff is the widowed mother of Clarence Pennington, a boy fifteen years old when be was permanently injured by one of defendant’s street cars running' over him. Charging that the injury was occasioned through the negligence of defendant’s servants in operating the car, she brought this action for loss of services of the boy until he shall arrive at the age of twenty-one years and for the expense of his care and attention during that time. She obtained a verdict for $10,000. The trial court required a remittitur of $2500 and judgment was then rendered for $7500.

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