CONTESTIBLE v. BROOKSHIRE

No. 48581.

355 S.W.2d 36 (1962)

Dorothy C. CONTESTIBLE, Administratrix of the Estate of Ralph Burton Collings, Deceased, Respondent, v. W. A. BROOKSHIRE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

Motion for Rehearing or to Transfer Denied March 12, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. A. Brookshire, Columbia, Richard K. Phelps, Kansas City, for appellant.

Edwin C. Orr and Carl F. Sapp, Orr & Sapp, Columbia, for respondent.


Motion for Rehearing or to Transfer to Court en Banc Denied March 12, 1962.

PER CURIAM.

Action under the Wrongful Death Act, sections 537.080 and 537.090, RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S., for $25,000 damages for the death of Ralph Burton Collings who, according to the petition filed by his daughter, the administratrix of his estate, was wrongfully and maliciously shot and killed by defendant. Ten members of the trial jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for $17,000....

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