O'Hara v. Globe Iron & Foundry Co.

The plaintiff, while standing upon the cross walk of a public street in the city of St. Louis, was struck in the chest by a heavy bundle of gas pipe, which protruded at a distance of from five to seven feet beyond the box of defendant’s wagon. The blow she thus received threw her upon the pavement, resulting in a fracture of her leg and causing her serious injuries, more or less permanent, for which she sues. The petition alleges, among other things, that the vehicle containing said pipe was at the time of the accident driven in a manner which was in violation of a city ordinance, and that s…