Snyder v. Wagner Electric Manufacturing Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon Karl Kimmel, Judge. (1) The nourt erred in refusing to give the peremptory instruction offered by appellant at the close of all the evidence, because respondent failed to prove facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. The pleader was limited to two specifications of negligence, an alleged defective socket, and an alleged defective drill.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon Karl Kimmel, Judge. (1) The nourt erred in refusing to give the peremptory instruction offered by appellant at the close of all the evidence, because respondent failed to prove facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. The pleader was limited to two specifications of negligence, an alleged defective socket, and an alleged defective drill. The petition contained an averment that a current of 110 volts was maintained on the circuit, but no averment that such current was dangerous, much less any averment that appellant knew, or, by the…
1Opinion of the Court
This is an action instituted by respondent to recover damages for the death of her husband Louis Snyder on February 10, 1917, in defendant's factory in St. Louis County, while in its service and engaged in his work in connection therewith. The cause was tried upon a second amended petition and defendant's general denial thereto, at the April term of the Circuit Court for the City of St. Louis and resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $8000. No objection was made to the petition by demurrer or motion, or otherwise than by objection to the introduction of any…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Young v. Shickle, Harrison & Howard Iron Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1890
- Gore v. BrockmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1909
- Elfrank ex rel. Elfrank v. SeilerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
- Trent v. Lechtman Printing Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1910
- Roberts v. WalkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1884
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- Conner v. NeiswenderSupreme Court of Missouri · 1950
- Aguilera v. Reynolds Well Service, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1950
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