Price v. Schnitker

[ 297] Action by Homer O. Price, as administrator of the estate of his son, Franklin, under the compensatory sections of the death statute (■§§ 537.080, 537.090, RSMo 1949), to recover $15,000 damages for the alleged wrongful death of his decedent on August 24, 1947. Trial to a jury in the Circuit Court of Clinton County on change of venue from DeKalb County; verdict and judgment in favor of defendant, and plaintiff appeals. We will continue to refer to the parties as they were styled in the trial court.

The points relied on for reversal are in relation to the examination of plaintiff’s…