Roush v. Alkire Truck Lines

245 S.W.2d 8 (1952)

ROUSH

v.

ALKIRE TRUCK LINES, Inc.

No. 42480.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

January 14, 1952.

Robert S. Burns, Kansas City, for appellant.

Paul C. Sprinkle, William F. Knowles, Roy F. Carter and Sprinkle, Knowles & Carter, Kansas City, for respondent.

COIL, Commissioner.

In an action for $30,000 damages for personal injuries resulting from a collision between an automobile, in which plaintiff-appellant was a passenger, and a truck owned and operated by defendant-respondent, a jury found for plaintiff and assessed her damages at $750. Plaintiff appealed from the judgment,…