Padgitt v. Moll
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. D. D. Fisher, Judge. (1) Tlie plaintiff being upon tbe car with the knowledge and assent of defendant’s servants in charge of the car, and, for that matter, according to the usage and custom of defendant’s business, he was entitled to the same care as if he was a passenger for hire.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. D. D. Fisher, Judge. (1) Tlie plaintiff being upon tbe car with the knowledge and assent of defendant’s servants in charge of the car, and, for that matter, according to the usage and custom of defendant’s business, he was entitled to the same care as if he was a passenger for hire. Sherman v. Railroad, J2 Mo. 65; Whitehead v. Railroad, 99 Mo. 211; Buck v. Railroad, 108 Mo. 185. (2) The court erred in allowing the stenographer, against the objection of the plaintiff, to read from his notes evidence to the jury after the case had been submitted…
1Opinion of the CourtYalliant, J.
Action for damages for personal injuries.
Briefly stated the petition is that plaintiff, a boy ten years old, engaged in selling newspapers, was received on one of the street cars of defendant corporation by its servants in charge thereof, who permitted him to ride on the car for the purpose of selling newspapers, as was their custom to do; that on this occasion plaintiff was on the run*146ning board of tbe grip car, and the defendant’s servants in charge caused or suffered plaintiff’s body to be struck by. the tongue of a wagon, with mules attached belonging to defendant Moll, whereby plaintiff…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cheek v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1871
- Sherman v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1880
- Muehlhausen v. St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
- Whitehead v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1889
- White v. ColeNew York Supreme Court · 1840
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Price v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1968
- State v. DoweSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
- American Nat. Bank of Wichita Falls v. HaggertonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922
- Showen v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1912
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