Section 34 Character of Deceased

• Library: Damages 2012

In a wrongful death action, evidence, if not too remote, of a deceased’s character is relevant and may be considered by the jury. Collins v. West Plains Mem’l Hosp., 735 S.W.2d 404, 408 (Mo. App. S.D. 1987). In Collins, the court held that allowing evidence of the deceased’s criminal conviction was not error. See also Hendrick v. Kelley, 734 S.W.2d 529, 532 (Mo. App. E.D. 1987) (allowing the admission of paintings...