Hopkins v. Kurn

Action by the widow, under the Oklahoma death statute, for damages for the alleged wrongful death of her husband, Isaac M. Hopkins. Verdict and judgment went for plaintiff for $5,000. Motion for new trial was overruled and defendants appealed to the Springfield Court of Appeals. The court of appeals affirmed the judgment, but one of the judges dissented and asked that the cause be certified to the supreme court, which was done, pursuant to Sec. 6, of the Amendment of 1884, amending Art. 6 of the Constitution. See Hopkins v. Kurn et al. (Mo. App.), 164 S.W.2d 207. Sec. 6 of the Amendment of…