Haley v. St. Louis Transit Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. W. B. Douglas, Judge. Appellant, as a passenger on the respondent’s car, was entitled to be carried to her destination in safety, and to be given a reasonable opportunity there to alight in safety, and if she was carried beyond her destination by the carelessness and negligence of the respondent or its agents, to a point in returning from which to her destination she encountered obstructions and dangers, and thereby sustained…
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. W. B. Douglas, Judge. Appellant, as a passenger on the respondent’s car, was entitled to be carried to her destination in safety, and to be given a reasonable opportunity there to alight in safety, and if she was carried beyond her destination by the carelessness and negligence of the respondent or its agents, to a point in returning from which to her destination she encountered obstructions and dangers, and thereby sustained injuries, the respondent is liable to her for such injuries, provided she exercised reasonable care and prudence for her…
1Opinion of the CourtBrace, P. J.
— This is an action for damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of a fall upon a sidewalk in the city of St. Louis.
The defendant objected to the introduction of any evidence under the petition on the ground that it did *33not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. The objection was overruled, and evidence introduced by plaintiff, at the close of which, the court at the request of the defendant instructed the jury “that under the pleadings and the evidence in this case the plaintiff is not entitled to recover and your verdict must be for the…
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- Ky. & Ind. Bridge & R. R. v. BucklerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
- Lyman v. DaleMissouri Court of Appeals · 1911
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