Spalding v. Robertson

Action for damages for the death of plaintiffs' minor son who was killed on December 25, 1945, on State Highway No. 84, between Hayti and Caruthersville, when struck by an automobile operated by the defendant. Verdict and judgment were for plaintiffs for $500.00 and plaintiffs have appealed.

Appellants contend that the amount of the verdict is so shockingly inadequate as to induce a conviction that it was the result of either passion, prejudice or partiality on the part of the jury; that Instructions G and H, given to the jury at the request of defendant, are erroneous; and that the court…