Wiseman v. Missouri Pacific Railroad

SNYDER, Judge.

Plaintiffs-respondents, the surviving spouse and three minor children of Lulu Belle Wiseman, sued defendant-appellant, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, to recover damages for Mrs. Wiseman’s alleged wrongful death. She was struck and killed by a train as she walked across appellant’s tracks at a crossing in DeSoto, Missouri. The case was submitted to the jury under the humanitarian negligence doctrine on the failure of appellant to slacken the speed of its locomotive. The jury returned a verdict for the respondents and awarded $185,-000.00 in damages. The trial court entered…