Andrews v. Lynch
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. The petition in this case is as follows: “ Plaintiff states that he was the owner of a slave named David, aged about twenty-three years, a slave for life and dark copper color; that heretofore, to-wit, on the 31st day of October, 1854, the plaintiff delivered said slave to the defendant for safe keeping, and for which the plaintiff agreed to pay the defendant thirty cents per day, including the board of said slave; that said slave has…
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. The petition in this case is as follows: “ Plaintiff states that he was the owner of a slave named David, aged about twenty-three years, a slave for life and dark copper color; that heretofore, to-wit, on the 31st day of October, 1854, the plaintiff delivered said slave to the defendant for safe keeping, and for which the plaintiff agreed to pay the defendant thirty cents per day, including the board of said slave; that said slave has never been delivered by said defendant to the plaintiff, although the plaintiff in November, 1854, demanded said slave from…
1Opinion of the CourtNapton, Judge
This case was submitted to the jury upon instructions asked by the defendant, and the verdict being against him he has certainly no right to complain of the instructions given. The third instruction he asked was properly refused, as the circumstance alluded to in that instruction was in evidence before the jury and it was not the province of the court to say what inference they should draw from it. There was evidence of negligence before the jury which justified the verdict rendered; and we should have no disposition to disturb it on the ground of any supposed preponderance of testimony one…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Gibson v. FristoeCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1797
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- O'Toole v. LowensteinMissouri Court of Appeals · 1913
- Hatten v. RandallMissouri Court of Appeals · 1892
- Syme v. Steamboat IndianaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1859
- La Crosse Lumber Co. v. Chicago & Alton RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1917
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