Thiele v. Citizens' Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis County Circuit Court. — Hon. Rudolph Hirzel, Judge. (1) Defendant’s affidavit for continuance strictly followed and complied with the provisions of the statutes of Missouri in such case made and provided.
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Appeal from St. Louis County Circuit Court. — Hon. Rudolph Hirzel, Judge. (1) Defendant’s affidavit for continuance strictly followed and complied with the provisions of the statutes of Missouri in such case made and provided. R. S. 1889, sees. 2124, 2126, 2127. (2) The court decided said motion was sufficient and complied with the law, when presented to the court, and on the motion for a new trial the court holds the same was sufficient, but the same “was not supported by the facts as appeared by the evidence adduced at said trial.” (3) The said motion and affidavit, being preliminary to the…
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff on account of the alleged negligence of the servants and employees of the.defendant company in managing and operating one of its trains of cars. The suit was brought in the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, and the cause was removed by change of venue to the St. Charles county circuit court. The answer, after admitting that defendant was a corporation operating a cable street railway along Franklin avenue in the city of St. Louis, is. a general denial coupled with a plea of contributory negligence. The…
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