Supreme Court of Missouri February 22, 1907 (Womach v. City of St. Joseph)

LAMM, J.

Plaintiff sued the city of St. Joseph for $10,000 damages, in that he had been and would be deprived of the society, companionship and services of his wife, Louisa Womach, was compelled to lay out large sums of money in taking care of and nursing his said wife>, and for medical attendance made necessary by injuries suffered by her through the negligence of defendant city, whereby her