Causey v. Witting

Lena Causey sued John Wittig, in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, for damages in the sum of $10,000, alleging that the death of her husband, Charles Causey, resulted from injuries received in a collision with defendant's automobile, while the same was being driven by defendant in a negligent manner. The jury returned a verdict for defendant, and from the judgment rendered accordingly, plaintiff has perfected this appeal.

The petition contains seven different specifications of negligence, but the plaintiff's case was submitted to the jury on the humanitarian doctrine only. The answer…