Lyon v. Southard

WESTHUES, Judge.

Plaintiff, Florence E. Lyon, widow of Lolla Thomas Lyon, filed this suit in the Circuit Court of Laclede County to recover $25,000 as damages for the wrongful death of her husband. The defendant is the ad-ministratrix of the estate of Henry Monroe Southard, deceased. Lyon came to his death as a result of a collision between a car driven by Southard and one driven by him, Lyon.' Both drivers lost their lives in this collision. The allegation of negligence submitted to a jury was negligent speed on the part of Southard. A trial resulted in a verdict by the jury in favor of…