Jacquin v. Grand Avenue Cable Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. Richard Field, Judge. STATEMENT. This aecideut happened in Kansas City near the crossing of Holmes and Twentieth streets. At that point Holmes street runs north and south, and has on it a double track cable railroad, owned and operated by the appellant herein, the (Grand Avenue Railway Company, and on Twentieth street there were the tracks of the Kansas City Belt Railway Company, used for operating steam cars thereon.
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Appeal from the Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. Richard Field, Judge. STATEMENT. This aecideut happened in Kansas City near the crossing of Holmes and Twentieth streets. At that point Holmes street runs north and south, and has on it a double track cable railroad, owned and operated by the appellant herein, the (Grand Avenue Railway Company, and on Twentieth street there were the tracks of the Kansas City Belt Railway Company, used for operating steam cars thereon. These two lines of railway cross each other at right angles, at the intersection of said streets. On the southeast corner of these…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, P. J.
— I. The errors upon which defendant’s appeal is grounded arise out of the action of the trial court in respect to the giving and refusing of instructions. The first instruction given for plaintiff told the jury, “that it was the duty of defendant to furnish, provide and maintain for the transportation of passengers for hire over its line of road, safe, suitable and trustworthy road, roadbed, tracks, cables, cars, grips, grip irons, brakes, machinery, appliances, etc., with careful, competent- and skillful employees to operate the same, so far as the utmost practical skill, care, knowledge,…
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