Fels v. East St. Louis & S. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri; Charles B. Earis, Judge. Action by Raphael Fels against the East St. Louis & Suburban Railway Company, a corporation of the state of Illinois. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS, District Judge.
This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries received by Fels while he was attempting to get aboard one of defendant’s street cars, caused, as he alleged, by the sudden starling of the car. There was verdict and judgment against him. He saw one or two persons standing at a street crossing in East St. Louis as if they were waiting for an approaching car, and believing it would stop he ran to catch it. It did stop and those who were waiting got aboard. As Eels ran in the direction the car was going he left the sidewalk and went into the street and the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Schepers v. Union Depot RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
- Duchemin v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
- Robinson v. Denver City Tramway Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1908
- Donovan v. Hartford Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1894
- Purple v. Union Pac. R.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1902
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