Powell v. Union Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Ron. Walter A. Powell, Judge. (1) Under the pleadings and evidence deceased Frederick Powell was shown not to he a passenger and the court should have directed a verdict for defendant.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Ron. Walter A. Powell, Judge. (1) Under the pleadings and evidence deceased Frederick Powell was shown not to he a passenger and the court should have directed a verdict for defendant. The clause in the pass which provided that the holder of said pass when using same should not occupy the relation of passenger and carrier was a valid stipulation and was a contract about a private and not a public matter, and no rule of public policy was violated by said clause. Railroad v. Adams, 192 U. S. 440; Santa Fe. P. & P. Co. v. Grant Bros., 33 Sup. Ct. 477; Long v.…
1Opinion of the CourtLamm, J.
Suing in the Jackson Circuit Court on a cause of action originating in Kansas, and bottomed on a Kansas statute, plaintiff, as administratrix of Frederick Powell, deceased, sues for his death from injuries wrongfully received while a passenger on one of defendant’s trains. She had a verdict for' $7500, for the benefit of herself as widow and her minor child,*429Marjory, aged five. Defendant appeals from a judgment entered on such verdict.
Attend to such a summary of the pleadings as will intelligently outline the issues, to-wit:
The petition.
After alleging her residence in Washington county,…
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