White v. Missouri Motors Distributing Co.

This is an action to recover for the death of plaintiff’s husband, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendant. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff in the sum of $7500 and defendant has appealed.

The facts show that defendant is engaged in the transportation of freight by truck between the cities of St. Louis and Kansas City. Deceased was killed a few miles east of Columbia about 1:30 A. M. of July 7, 1929. He was driving an automobile eastwardly on highway No. 40, when it came into collision with one of defendant’s trucks proceeding in the opposite direction…