Leonard v. Kansas City Public Service Co.

*52The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

This was an action for damages for the wrongful death of plaintiff’s son alleged to have been caused when an automobile in which he was a passenger collided with a streetcar of defendant. Judgment was for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.

The petition alleged that plaintiff was the mother and next of kin of Henry E. Leonard, who was single, never married and left no issue; that her son was killed April 6, 1946, and no personal representative had been appointed for his estate; that defendant operated a streetcar system in Kansas City, Kan., and one…