Cowherd v. Missouri Pacific Railroad

This is an action under the statute to recover for the death of one George Cowherd, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff in the sum of $5000 and defendant has appealed.

The facts show that about 11:00 A. M. of August 4, 1921, George Cowherd and three ladies were riding in a five-passenger Ford automobile westward on Washburn, an east and west street in ITigginsville, Missouri. The automobile in passing over one of the tracks of the defendant, intersecting the street at right angles, stalled and was hit by…