McKenna v. City of St. Louis
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. The city is liable for negligence in maintaining and managing the fire-department. — Bailey v. New York, 3 Hill, 612; Oliver v. Worcester, 102 Mass. 499 ; Richmond v. Long, 17 Gratt. 380; Eastman v. Meredith, 36 N. H. 284; Shear.' & Redf. on Neg. (1st ed.), sect. 120; Thurston v. The State, 51 Mo. 511; Rochester Ins.
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. The city is liable for negligence in maintaining and managing the fire-department. — Bailey v. New York, 3 Hill, 612; Oliver v. Worcester, 102 Mass. 499 ; Richmond v. Long, 17 Gratt. 380; Eastman v. Meredith, 36 N. H. 284; Shear.' & Redf. on Neg. (1st ed.), sect. 120; Thurston v. The State, 51 Mo. 511; Rochester Ins. Go. v. City of Rochester, 3 Comst. 467 ; Dayton v. Pease, 4 Ohio St. 94; Purse v. New York, 3 Hill, 612; Blake v. St. Louis, 40 Mo. 569 ; Hilsdorfv. St. Louis, 45 Mo. 97. cited: Fisher v. Boston, 104 Mass. 87; Hafford v. New Bedford, 16 Gray,…
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, P, J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The petition sets forth that plaintiffs are husband and wife, and were the parents of Thomas McKenna, Jr., deceased, who was of the age of nine years; that defendant is a municipal corporation, and owns and keeps in its service, by agents and servants under its control, certain steam fire-engines, hose-carriages, and other machinery, composing what is known as defendant’s fire-department, and used by defendant for the purpose of arresting and extinguishing fires occurring within its corporate limits, and for the pro*321tection from fire of its…
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