Portwood v. City of Leavenworth

Spencer, J.:

Two actions for damages for injuries caused by mob action were consolidated for trial and resulted in jury verdicts in favor of Portwood for $25,000 and in favor of Davis for $75,000. Defendant has appealed.

The events which gave rise to these cases took place in the northeast section of Leavenworth during the late afternoon of June 21, 1976.

In Re PORTWOOD

Portwood, a journeyman plumber, was working at the latan Power House near Weston, Missouri. At about 4:30 p.m. he left work and began his trip home to Lansing, via the truck route through Leavenworth. He was driving a 1973 Pontiac…