Bulkley v. Thompson

This is an action for wrongful death. The suit is prosecuted by plaintiff to recover the statutory penalty, under Section 3652 R. S. Mo. 1939, for the death of his wife, Jane Weeks Bulkley. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff in the sum-of $7000, and the defendant has appealed.

Deceased met her death by having been struck by a locomotive owned and operated by the servants of defendant at the North Avenue crossing in the City of Belton. Defendant’s railroad runs, generally, north and south but, as it extends southward and shortly before reaching the North Avenue crossing, it…