Clark v. Mississippi River & Bonne Terre Railway Co.

This is an action for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by defendant’s negligence. . The injuries were occasioned by plaintiff’s falling in his automobile through a bridge over which he was attempting to pass while traveling on and along State Highway No. 9: the railroad owned and operated by defendant passed through a cut under the bridge. The petition alleges:

“On or about the 22nd day of September, 1925, he (plaintiff) was driving and operating his automobile northwardly along and upon old Missouri State Highway No. 9, an open public highway of the State of Missouri, and was…