Mather v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.

— Plaintiff sued to recover damages for personal injuries received in a collision between a buggy in wbicb be was riding and an electric street car operated by defendant. Tbe petition alleges that tbe injury was caused by negligence in tbe operation of tbe car and includes negligence under tbe humanitarian rule as one of tbe causes. Tbe answer is a general denial.

Tbe cause is bere on tbe appeal of defendant from a judgment of $2770 recovered by plaintiff in tbe circuit court. Tbe injury occurred in tbe morning of February 15, 1910, on Electric street in Independence. Tbe street runs west from…