Glasgow v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — flew. Edw. P. Gates, Judge-. (1) The verdict of the jury was grossly excessive and against the great weight of the evidence npon the extent and character of the injury, and was clearly the result of passion and prejudice. Garrett v. Greenwell, 92 Mo. 120; Chouquette v. Railroad, 152 Mo. 266; Zoye v. Trawich, 94 Mo. App. 307; Cooper v. Railroad, 94 Mo. App. 425; Meir v. Railroad, 81 Mo.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — flew. Edw. P. Gates, Judge-. (1) The verdict of the jury was grossly excessive and against the great weight of the evidence npon the extent and character of the injury, and was clearly the result of passion and prejudice. Garrett v. Greenwell, 92 Mo. 120; Chouquette v. Railroad, 152 Mo. 266; Zoye v. Trawich, 94 Mo. App. 307; Cooper v. Railroad, 94 Mo. App. 425; Meir v. Railroad, 81 Mo. App. 410; Kennedy v. Railroad, 103 Mo. 1; Chitty v. Railroad, 148 Mo. 64; Spohn v.. Railroad, 87 Mo. 84; Reichenbach v. Ellerbe, 115 Mo. 588. (2) The court erred in…
1Opinion of the CourtValliant, J.
Plaintiff recovered a judgment against the defendant, a street railway company, for $5000 damages for personal injuries received by her, by falling when she was in the act of alighting from *354one of defendant’s street ears. Her statement is that she was a passenger on the car which had stopped in obedience to a signal to allow her to alight, and that while she was on the step in the act of alighting the; car was suddenly started forward with such force that she was thrown to the street and received severe injuries. The accident occurred September 25th, 1900: This suit was brought March 4th,…
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