Trout v. Laclede Gaslight Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Chas. Glaflin Allen, Judge. (1) Under the evidence introduced by plaintiff, the deceased husband of plaintiff was, as a matter of law, guilty of contributory negligence; if, indeed, his negligence was not the sole cause of his death.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Chas. Glaflin Allen, Judge. (1) Under the evidence introduced by plaintiff, the deceased husband of plaintiff was, as a matter of law, guilty of contributory negligence; if, indeed, his negligence was not the sole cause of his death. In this: (a) That having been provided with rubber gloves and rubber boots, for the express purpose of protecting him from dangerous wires, he negligently failed to wear either the gloves or the boots. Junior v. Electric L. & P. Co., 127 Mo. 84; Wray v. Electric L. & W. P. Co., 68 Mo. App. 390'; Roberts v.…
1Opinion of the CourtNixon, P. J.
Alexander J. Trout was killed while at work as a lineman in the city of St. Louis on July 26, 1907, on one of appellant’s poles carrying the appellant’s electric wires and on which poles were strung also the wires of the- Bell Telephone Company. This is an action by the widow to recover of the appellant for his death. Respondent obtained judgment for seven thousand dollars from which the defendant has appealed.
The petition charged that the plaintiff’s husband was employed as a lineman by the Bell Telephone Company, which company operated a telephone system in the city of St. Louis; that on…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Geismann v. Missouri-Edison Electric Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1903
- Perham v. Portland Electric Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1898
- Illingsworth v. Boston Electric Light Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1894
- Von Trebra v. Laclede Gaslight Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- Knowlton v. Des Moines Edison Light Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1902
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- Hill v. Union Electric Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1914
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