Gricus v. United Railways Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.—Hon. John W. Calhoun, Judge. (1) The ruling of the court, rejecting evidence by plaintiff’s physician concerning complaints of pain made to him by plaintiff, was not reversible error, for the reason that the witness was subsequently permitted to fully testify regarding his own knowledge of the pain suffered by plaintiff.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.—Hon. John W. Calhoun, Judge. (1) The ruling of the court, rejecting evidence by plaintiff’s physician concerning complaints of pain made to him by plaintiff, was not reversible error, for the reason that the witness was subsequently permitted to fully testify regarding his own knowledge of the pain suffered by plaintiff. Locke v. Independence, 192 Mo. 572; Roe v. Bank, 167 Mo. 421. (2) The court did not err in refusing to allow plaintiff’s doctor to testify that “plaintiff was in very bad shape,” for the reason that the testi“mony was a statement of a…
1Opinion of the CourtJames T. Blair, C. J.
This is an appeal from an order granting a new trial after verdict for defend ant in an action respondent brought for damages for injuries she alleges she received in a collision between two of appellant’s cars, on one of .which she was riding as a passenger. The injuries alleged are bruises and contusions upon the hip, side and back; a straining of the muscles and tendons of the back; bruises and a straining of the spinal column; and a miscarriage, which induced nervous shock, headaches and insomnia. There was evidence tending to prove respondent was, while a passenger, injured in a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Orris v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1919
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