Legal Opinion

Patterson v. Springfield Traction Co.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided March 5, 1914PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Appeal from Greene County Circuit Court. — Hon. Arch. A. Johnson, Judge. (1) The court erred in admitting the evidence of the cost, doctor’s bills, hospital and medicine bills, of an operation of curatement. Dunnevant v. Mocksond, 122 Mo. App. 428; Haas v. Railroad, 111 Mo. App. 706; Waddell v. Met. Ry. Co., 113 Mo. App. 680; Caplin v. Transit Co., 114 Mo. App. 256; Halley v. Light Co., 115 Mo. App. 652; Wilbur v. Electric Co., 110 Mo. App. 689; Deland v. Cameron, 112 Mo.

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Appeal from Greene County Circuit Court. — Hon. Arch. A. Johnson, Judge. (1) The court erred in admitting the evidence of the cost, doctor’s bills, hospital and medicine bills, of an operation of curatement. Dunnevant v. Mocksond, 122 Mo. App. 428; Haas v. Railroad, 111 Mo. App. 706; Waddell v. Met. Ry. Co., 113 Mo. App. 680; Caplin v. Transit Co., 114 Mo. App. 256; Halley v. Light Co., 115 Mo. App. 652; Wilbur v. Electric Co., 110 Mo. App. 689; Deland v. Cameron, 112 Mo. App. 704; Steinmann v. Transit Co., 116 Mo. App. 673. (2) The opinion of an expert stands or falls with the supporting…

1Opinion of the CourtSturgis, J.

This is a suit for personal injuries received by plaintiff by reason of the derailment of one of defendant’s electric cars on which plaintiff was a passenger. The suit was brought to the January term, 1913, of the circuit court, at which term the plaintiff, of her own motion and by leave of court, made an amendment of her petition. The gist of the amended petition is that while plaintiff was on defendant’s electric ear as a passenger, “the said car jumped the track by reason of the carelessness and negligence of the defendant, its agents, servants and employees, and plaintiff was thereupon…

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2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Price v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1909
  2. Curtis v. McNairSupreme Court of Missouri · 1903
  3. Orcutt v. Century Building Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1907
  4. Fetter v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1903
  5. McManamee v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1896

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Melville Harris, as Trustee in Bankruptcy of Leonard Massello and William Massello v. Standard Accident and Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
  2. May Department Stores Co. v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
  3. De Donato v. WellsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1931
  4. Schwartz v. Norwich Union Indemnity Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1933
  5. Standard Acc. Ins. Co. v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928

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