Gaston, Admx. v. St. Louis Pub. Serv. Co.

This is a suit instituted by Ella L. Gaston, administratrix of the estate of Ida E. Foreman, deceased, to recover the penalty provided by section 4217, Revised Statute of Missouri 1919', for causing the death of said Ida E. Foreman, plaintiff’s younger sister, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant.

The trial resulted in a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $7000. The defendant filed its motion for a new trial and the court thereupon ordered plaintiff to confess a remittitur in the sumí of $2000, and plaintiff refusing to confess such remittitur the court sustained…