Liddy v. St. Louis Railroad
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. v This case was tried upon the issues made by the petition and answer. The plaintiff in her said petition, after alleging that she was the wife of Michael Liddy, and that the defendant was a corporation possessed of a street railway along Broadway and Fifth street in the city of St. Louis, averred “that it was the duty of said defendant at all times, when running their cars along said streets, to keep a vigilant watch for all vehicles and…
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. v This case was tried upon the issues made by the petition and answer. The plaintiff in her said petition, after alleging that she was the wife of Michael Liddy, and that the defendant was a corporation possessed of a street railway along Broadway and Fifth street in the city of St. Louis, averred “that it was the duty of said defendant at all times, when running their cars along said streets, to keep a vigilant watch for all vehicles and persons on foot, either on the track or moving towards it, and on the first appearance of danger to stop the cars in…
1Opinion of the CourtFagg, Judge
The respondent recovered a judgment in the Circuit Court of St. Louis county for the killing of her husband, Michael Liddy. It was a suit for damages under the second section of the act entitled “ An act for the better security of life, property,” &c., R. C. 1855, p. 647. The defendant is a corporation owning and operating a street railway in the city of St. Louis.
Two general questions- are presented by the transcript of the record in this case: 1. Was the defendant, through its agents and servants, guilty of the negligence charged ? If so, 2. Did the conduct of the deceased indicate a degree…
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