Seiferth v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.

Guided by the most recent applicable decisions of the Missouri courts,1 which have been ignored by the majority opinion, I find it necessary to dissent. I feel it is not proper for us to ignore these recent decisions and thereby reverse the judgment of the trial court herein, based upon the verdict of a jury. To bypass these late decisions and rely on earlier cases 2 said to be favorable to defendant, is not the proper way to ascertain the present applicable Missouri law.

There was evidence tending to prove the following facts:

Plaintiff was 16 years old and of average mental and physical…