Semple v. United Railways Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Eugene McQudllin, Judge. (1) The court erred in refusing to direct a verdict for the defendant. Markowitz v. Railroad, 186 Mo. 350; McG-ee v. Railroad, 214 Mo. 541; Rissler v. Transit Co., 113 Mo. App. 120; Hawkins v. Railroad, 135 Mo. 524; Boyd v. Railroad, 105 Mo. 372. (2) The verdict of the jury is the result of passion and prejudice. Lehnick v. Railroad, 118 Mb.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Eugene McQudllin, Judge. (1) The court erred in refusing to direct a verdict for the defendant. Markowitz v. Railroad, 186 Mo. 350; McG-ee v. Railroad, 214 Mo. 541; Rissler v. Transit Co., 113 Mo. App. 120; Hawkins v. Railroad, 135 Mo. 524; Boyd v. Railroad, 105 Mo. 372. (2) The verdict of the jury is the result of passion and prejudice. Lehnick v. Railroad, 118 Mb. App. 611. (3) The court erred in permitting plaintiff to testify, over defendant’s objections, that his mind had been rendered weak as the result of his injuries when there was no…
1Opinion of the Court
CRAY,. J.
This is a suit to recover damages for personal injuries. The plaintiff alleges in his petition that on the 17th day of September, 1907, at the intersection of defendant’s tracks and Walton avenue, a public street in the city of St. Louis, he was injured in a collision between a wagon he was driving and a westbound car of defendant.
As the defendant challenges the sufficiency of the petition to authorize certain instructions, it is proper to copy the following therefrom: “Plaintiff states that the defendant’s motorman in charge of said car *22negligently and carelessly failed to comply…
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