Newman v. St. Louis Public Service Co.

244 S.W.2d 45 (1951)

NEWMAN

v.

ST. LOUIS PUBLIC SERVICE CO.

No. 42680.

Supreme Court of Missouri, en Banc.

November 12, 1951.

Motion for Rehearing Withdrawn December 10, 1951.

Edward W. Fredrickson, William L. Mason, Jr., St. Louis, for appellant.

Coburn, Storckman & Croft, Thomas L. Croft and Rexford H. Caruthers, all of St. Louis, for respondent.

TIPTON, Judge.

This is an action for damages brought by Marion Nickelson for personal injuries he received on March 17, 1949, when he was struck by one of the streetcars operated by respondent. The jury returned a verdict for Nickelson in the sum of $5,000…