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DAVIS v. ILLINOIS TERMINAL RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 45149.

291 S.W.2d 891 (1956)

Verna E. DAVIS, Administratrix of the Estate of Robert F. Davis, Deceased, Appellant, v. ILLINOIS TERMINAL RAILROAD COMPANY, a Corporation, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri. Division No. 1.

Motion to Modify Opinion and Motion for Rehearing Denied July 9, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. Sherman Landau, St. Louis, for appellant.

Norris H. Allen and Anderson, Gilbert, Wolfort, Allen & Bierman, St. Louis, for respondent.

HOLLINGSWORTH, Judge.

Robert F. Davis was instantly killed when an automobile operated by him struck the side of defendant's freight train at the crossing of defendant's railroad over Illinois State Highway No. 159, near the City of Edwardsville in the State of Illinois. Plaintiff, Verna E. Davis, as administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, sued to recover the sum of $20,000 for his wrongful death, alleging due care on the part of decedent and the negligent...

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