Kinyoun v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court Court. — Eon. E. L. McCune, Judge. (1) The trial court did not err in refusing to give plaintiff’s instruction No. 1, in modifying instruction No. 4, and in giving defendant’s instruction No. 4. Bond v. Railroad, ll'O Mo.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court Court. — Eon. E. L. McCune, Judge. (1) The trial court did not err in refusing to give plaintiff’s instruction No. 1, in modifying instruction No. 4, and in giving defendant’s instruction No. 4. Bond v. Railroad, ll'O Mo. App. 138;. Peck v. Transit Co., 178 Mo., 624; Beben v. Transit Co., 186 Mo., .430; Ingles v. Railroad, 129 S. W. 492; Beave v. Transit Co., 212 Mo., 331. (2) * Tbe court erred in refusing to give tbe peremptory instruction in tbe nature of a demurrer offered by tbe defendant at tbe close of plaintiff’s evidence, and again at tbe close of all…
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
In alighting from a street car on which she was riding, plaintiff fell and was injured. She alleges her injuries were caused by the negligence of defendant in suddenly starting the car — which had been brought to a complete stop — “before the plaintiff had alighted therefrom and before the plaintiff had a reasonable time to alight therefrom and when the servants and agents of the defendant in charge of said car knew, or by the exercise of ordinary care might-have known, that plaintiff was attempting to alight therefrom and was in a position of danger.”
Plaintiff became a passenger on a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Forrester v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1906
3Cited by2 opinions
- Gunn v. United Railways Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1913
- Norris v. Metropolitan Street RailwayMissouri Court of Appeals · 1911