Busby v. St. Louis, Kansas City & Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Carroll Circuit Court.—Hon. E. J. Broaddus, Judge. The statement upon wbicb the cause of action was tried below, was fatally defective under sections 809 or 2124 of tbe statute, or at common law.
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Appeal from Carroll Circuit Court.—Hon. E. J. Broaddus, Judge. The statement upon wbicb the cause of action was tried below, was fatally defective under sections 809 or 2124 of tbe statute, or at common law. Johnson v. Railroad Co., 76 Mo. 554; Mayer v. Union Trust Company; Nance v. Railroad Co., 79 Mo. 196; Cecil v. Railroad Co., 47 Mo. 246; Luckie v. Railroad Co., 67 Mo. 245; Cunningham v. Railroad Co., 70 Mo. 202; Burton v. Railroad Co., 30 Mo. 375; Quick v. Railroad Co., 31 Mo. 400; Scott v. Railroad Company; Turner v. Railroad Co., 78 Mo. 578. The evidence was insufficient to support a…
1Opinion of the Court
Philips, C.
This action was instituted in a justice’s court, and on appeal tried finally in the circuit court. The statement filed with the justice is as follows :
“ Plaintiff says that defendant is a corporation organized under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Mis *45souri, and as such, corporation, as aforesaid, is engaged in operating a railroad from St. Louis, Missouri, to Kansas City, in Missouri, the line of said road passing through Carrollton township, in Carroll county, Missouri. That on or about the month of October, 1878, defendant had not erected and maintained on the sides of…
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- Gorman v. Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1858
- Jackson v. Rutland & Burlington RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1853
- Harrington v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1880
- Edwards v. Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1881
- Nance v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1883
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