Henderson v. Laclede Radio, Inc.

SEILER, Judge.

This is an appeal by plaintiff, who recovered a $60,000 verdict, from the action of the trial court in sustaining defendant’s motion for new trial in a case where plaintiff had brought suit for damages against defendant radio station for personal injuries resulting from an assault by one of defendant’s employees in the collection of an unpaid account.

We have jurisdiction for the reason that the appeal having been filed prior to January 1, 1972, at a time when we would have had jurisdiction of the case, we retain and dispose of the case in accordance with the mandate of Sec. 31…