Criss v. United Railways Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.—lion. George G. Hitchcock, Judge. The demurrer to the evidence should have been sustained. The failure to sound the gong cannot be considered. Creen v. Railroad, 192 Mo. 143. The case could not be submitted on the violation of the vigilant watch ordinance or humanitarian doctrine. McCee v. Railroad, 214 Mo. 530 ; Hawkins v. Railroad, 135 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.—lion. George G. Hitchcock, Judge. The demurrer to the evidence should have been sustained. The failure to sound the gong cannot be considered. Creen v. Railroad, 192 Mo. 143. The case could not be submitted on the violation of the vigilant watch ordinance or humanitarian doctrine. McCee v. Railroad, 214 Mo. 530 ; Hawkins v. Railroad, 135 Mo. App. 534; Cuyer v. Railroad, 174 Mo. 351; Craefe v. Transit Co., 224 Mo. 232; Behen v. Transit Co., 186' Mo. 430; Mockowik v. Railroad, 196 Mo. 567. The violation of the speed ordinance will not support a recovery…
1Opinion of the CourtReynolds, P. J.
Comparing the evidence in the case as set out in thé abstract with the statement as prepared by counsel for respondent, we find the latter statement so concise that we follow it with some additional statements taken from that of counsel for appellant, and a few of our own, with the premise that the accident occurred in the city of St. Louis and within what is designated as the central district, the speed in which is not to exceed ten miles per hour, and that the streets referred to are streets of that city.
Eleventh street runs north and south. Chouteau avenue runs east and west. The next…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hutchinson v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1901
- Strauchon v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1911
- Peterie v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1914
3Cited by1 opinion
- Illinois Terminal R. Co. v. FeltropCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942