Alexander v. Star-Chronicle Publishing Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis— Hon. Kent. K. Koerner, Judge. (1) To recover against a corporation for personal injuries the plaintiff must allege and prove that the act causing the injury was committed by an agent or servant of the defendant in the scope of his employment and in the course of business. Snyder v. Railroad, 60 Mo. 143; Glassman v. Harry, .182 Mo.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis— Hon. Kent. K. Koerner, Judge. (1) To recover against a corporation for personal injuries the plaintiff must allege and prove that the act causing the injury was committed by an agent or servant of the defendant in the scope of his employment and in the course of business. Snyder v. Railroad, 60 Mo. 143; Glassman v. Harry, .182 Mo. App. 304. (2) A master is not liable for injuries resulting from acts of a servant while under the control of a third person 'or independent contractor. It is not the actual exercise of control which is…
1Opinion of the CourtReynolds, P. J.
Charles P. Alexander, as plaintiff, by his amended petition in the case, charges that in the conduct of its business, the defendant, Star-Chronicle Publishing Company, a corporation, engaged in the publication and circulation of a newspaper in the .city of St. Louis, known as the St. Louis Star, employs automobile •trucks to deliver large bundles of newspapers to the various dealers in the city of St. Louis; that these trucks are operated and managed by the agents and servants of the defendant and are operated over the streets of the city at a fast and highly dangerous speed; that on October…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Powell v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
- Claremont Country Club v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1917
- Board of Trade Building Corp. v. CralleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1909
- McDonald v. Central Illinois Construction Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1914
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