Ruenzi, Admr. v. Payne

— The administrator — plaintiff herein, under the fourth clause of the Death Statute (now Sec. 4217, R. S. 1919), brought this suit praying a recovery of $2000 because of the death of Julia Bell, who was killed at the Wabash railroad crossing on Ogden street in the city of Sturgeon, Missouri. Verdict and judgment for the above named amount were obtained and the defendant has appealed.

Sturgeon is a city of the 4th Class, and Ogden street, eighty feet wide, runs north and south and, being the main business street of the town, is a much travelled thoroughfare. The Wabash railroad runs east and…