Dooley v. Dooley

BROADDUS, Judge.

This action was brought by plaintiffs, Kenneth and Elvira Dooley, for the wrongful death of their minor son, John Douglas Dooley. They recovered a verdict and judgment for $5,000. Defendants have appealed.

John Douglas Dooley was born on September 5, 1952. On September 9, 1953, plaintiffs and théir son, John Douglas, who was a normal, healthy child, lived on a farm near Norborne, Missouri. The farm was owned by defendant Owen Dooley. The defendants, Owen and Louise Dooley, are the parents of plaintiff Kenneth Dooley. The house in which plaintiffs lived was about a quarter of a…