Sotebier v. St. Louis Transit Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Noit. Daniel D. Fisher, Judge. (1) Instruction number 3, on tbe measure of damages, given on behalf of plaintiff is erroneous, because: (a) It assumed that plaintiff lost wages as a result of her injuries. Plummer v. City of Milan, 70 Mo. App. 598; Evans v. Joplin, 76 Mo. App. 22; Fullerton v. Fordyce, 121 Mo. 13; Freeman v.‘ Railroad, 95 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Noit. Daniel D. Fisher, Judge. (1) Instruction number 3, on tbe measure of damages, given on behalf of plaintiff is erroneous, because: (a) It assumed that plaintiff lost wages as a result of her injuries. Plummer v. City of Milan, 70 Mo. App. 598; Evans v. Joplin, 76 Mo. App. 22; Fullerton v. Fordyce, 121 Mo. 13; Freeman v.‘ Railroad, 95 Mo. App. 104. (b) It permitted plaintiff to recover for medical expenses incurred, when the petition alleged that they had been paid. Muth v. Railroad, 87 Mo. App. 422; Stanley v. Railroad, 112 Mo. App. 601; Nelson…
1Opinion of the CourtFox, P. J.
This action was instituted in the circuit court of the city of St. Louis on May 15,1903, hy plaintiff against the defendant, asking $20,000 damages for personal injuries received through the alleged negligence of defendant, hy prematurely starting a car, while she was in the act of alighting therefrom, at Broadway and Washington avenue in said city.
The allegations of the petition, in so far as they are material in this case, are as follows: That she was a passenger on a north-hound Broadway car; that when it reached Washington avenue, it stopped for the purpose of taking on and discharging…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Curtis v. McNairSupreme Court of Missouri · 1903
- E. O. Stanard Milling Co. v. White Line Central Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1894
- Taylor v. Scherpe & Koken Architectural Iron Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1896
3Cited by30 opinions
- Pratt v. SteinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Davidson v. St. Louis Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- Myers v. KarchmerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1958
- Thompson v. City of LamarSupreme Court of Missouri · 1929
- Olian Ex Rel. Olian v. OlianSupreme Court of Missouri · 1933
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