Bruce v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — No». James N. Blover, Judge. (T) The court committed error in refusing defendant’s instruction number 6. (2) The court committed error in refusing defendant’s instruction number 7.
1Opinion of the CourtEllison, J.
Plaintiff received a personal injury as the result of defendant’s carelessness in the switching of cars in its yards at Kansas City. He recovered judgment in the trial court.
He had lived at Pleasant Hill, in this State, and, at the time he was hurt, he was in the act of moving therefrom to the State of Colorado. He loaded a car at Pleasant Hill with household goods in one end and several horses in the other. The horses’ heads were about the center of the length of the car, facing towards the end in which were the household goods. The car' was shipped out from Pleasant Hill with another…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Bolton v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1903
- Cramer v. BarmonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
3Cited by4 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Vulgamott v. TrimbleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1923
- Giles v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1913
- Scrivner v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1914
- St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. ManleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920