Davis v. St. Louis Public Service Company

BOHLING, Commissioner.

Mrs. Connie Mae Davis sued the St. Louis Public Service Company, a corporation, for personal injuries sustained when struck by a bus of the defendant. She prayed $15,000 damages. There was a nine-juror verdict for the defendant. Plaintiff’s motion for a new trial was sustained on grounds of alleged improper conduct by defendant’s attorney. Defendant has appealed and contends no prejudicial error was committed and that plaintiff failed to make a submissible case against defendant.

Plaintiff charged defendant with various acts of primary negligence and also negligence under…