Creech v. Blackwell

HOLLINGSWORTH, Judge.

In this action plaintiff (appellant), Mrs. Mary C. Creech, sought damages in the sum of. $50,000 from defendant (respondent), Preston Blackwell, for personal injuries sustained when an automobile driven by defendant struck an automobile driven by plaintiff’s husband, in which plaintiff was riding as a passenger, at an intersection of U. S. Highway 61 and Missouri Highway 47 adjacent to the city limits of Troy, Missouri. The case has been twice tried, each trial resulting in a verdict and judgment in favor of defendant.

At the first trial plaintiff sought submission of her…