Haas v. St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Jesse A. McDonald, Judge. (1) . Tbe court erred in permitting the plaintiff to testify what his earnings had been during the spring season for the four years preceding his injury, for the reason that the conditions under which the plaintiff Avorked during said four years tvere entirely different from those under which he worked at the time of his injury, he having, according to the testimony, been with the firm for which he…
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Jesse A. McDonald, Judge. (1) . Tbe court erred in permitting the plaintiff to testify what his earnings had been during the spring season for the four years preceding his injury, for the reason that the conditions under which the plaintiff Avorked during said four years tvere entirely different from those under which he worked at the time of his injury, he having, according to the testimony, been with the firm for which he had worked the last four years a continuous period of twenty-two years, and for the further reason that said earning,…
1Opinion of the CourtBland, P. J.
(after stating the facts.) 1. Respondent, over the objection of appellant, was permitted to show what his earnings had been during the spring-seasons for four years previous to the year of his injury. He had been in the same business these previous years, but was working for another firm engaged in the millinery business. The admission of this evidence is assigned as error.
In Lewis v. Insurance Co., 61 Mo. 584, it was held that in a suit by an agent against an insurance company for his wrongful discharge, an estimate of his probable earnings after his discharge, derived from proof *85of the…
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- Reno v. City of St. JosephSupreme Court of Missouri · 1902
- Weston v. . New York Elevated Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Pryor v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1900
- Moore v. Southwest Missouri Electric Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1903
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