Schneider v. Bi-State Development Agency

BRUCE NORMILE, Special Judge.

The question presented by this appeal relates to the degree of care required in the operation of a streetcar towards pedestrians or the occupants of other vehicles.

Plaintiff was a passenger in an automobile involved in a collision with Defendant’s streetcar at the intersection of the Hodia-mont streetcar tracks and Page Boulevard in the City of St. Louis. Plaintiff sued for his injuries and recovered a verdict and judgment of $1,000.00.

Defendant appeals and urges prejudicial error by the submission of Instruction No. 4 (MAI 11.03) which defined the term…