Stokes Ex Rel. Stokes v. Four-State Broadcasters, Inc.

HOLMAN, Commissioner.

On the afternoon of June 25, 1953, plaintiff, Eddie Stokes, a nine-year-old pedestrian, received serious personal injuries as he was crossing a street in Joplin, Missouri, when struck by an automobile owned and operated by Kenneth Londo. Acting through a next friend, plaintiff instituted this action seeking to recover damages in the sum of $25,000 from Londo and his employer, Four-States Broadcasters, Inc. At the close of plaintiff’s evidence the court sustained the motion of the corporate defendant for a directed verdict. At the conclusion of the trial the jury returned…