Wrightsman v. Glidewell
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Circuit Court of Greene County. — Hon. Guy D. Kirby, Judge. (1) The evidence upon the part of the plaintiff in chief tended to establish the following facts: First, that the car belonged to the defendant or at least bore his name and business, and was in possession of one of his employees at the time it struck and injured the boy.
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Appeal from Circuit Court of Greene County. — Hon. Guy D. Kirby, Judge. (1) The evidence upon the part of the plaintiff in chief tended to establish the following facts: First, that the car belonged to the defendant or at least bore his name and business, and was in possession of one of his employees at the time it struck and injured the boy. Those facts made a prima-facie case for the plaintiff as the jury had a right to indulge in the presumption, because Ellis being in charge of the ear was acting within the scope of his employment, but like all presumptions in a case, take flight upon the…
1Opinion of the CourtBradley, J.
Plaintiff, a boy thirteen years old, sued by next friend to recover for injuries received by being struck by a Ford truck owned by defendant and driven at the time by his agent. The cause was tried before the court and a jury, and resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $1500 from which defendant appealed.
The charging part of plaintiff’s petition is as follows: “That on the said 17th day of June, 1919, the plaintiff, Edward Wrightsman, was traveling northward upon and along the National Boulevard, between Chestnut and Center streets, and was riding a bicycle along said…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gannon v. Laclede Gas Light Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1898
- Guthrie v. HolmesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1917
- Rothrock v. Cordz-Fisher Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1898
- St. Louis Union Trust Co. v. HillSupreme Court of Missouri · 1920
- Erhart v. DietrichSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
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- Meyn v. Dulaney-Miller Auto Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1937
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- Corder v. Morgan Roofing Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1942
- Chiles v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1936
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