Legal Opinion

Hurst v. Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf Railroad

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided June 11, 1901PublishedCited by 23 opinions

Appeal from Jasper Circuit Court. — Hon. Jos. D. Perhms, Judge. (1) Upon the entire record there was no evidence to support a judgment for the plaintiff. Halloran v. Iron & Eoundry Co., 133 Mo. 478; Bradley v. Railroad, 138 Mo. 302; Armour v. Hahn, 111 H. S. 318; Rosenbaum v. Railroad, 36 N. W. 447; Bennett v. Railroad Co., 44 N. Y. Supp. 258; Brick v. Railroad, 98 N. Y. 211; Hathaway v. Railroad, 29 Eed. 489; Railroad v. Ross, 17 Am. and Eng. R. R. Cas.

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Appeal from Jasper Circuit Court. — Hon. Jos. D. Perhms, Judge. (1) Upon the entire record there was no evidence to support a judgment for the plaintiff. Halloran v. Iron & Eoundry Co., 133 Mo. 478; Bradley v. Railroad, 138 Mo. 302; Armour v. Hahn, 111 H. S. 318; Rosenbaum v. Railroad, 36 N. W. 447; Bennett v. Railroad Co., 44 N. Y. Supp. 258; Brick v. Railroad, 98 N. Y. 211; Hathaway v. Railroad, 29 Eed. 489; Railroad v. Ross, 17 Am. and Eng. R. R. Cas. (N. S.), 432; Kerrigan v. Railroad, 16 Am. and Eng. R. R. Cas. (N. S.), 835; Williams v. Railroad, 119 Mo. 316; Batterson v. Railroad, 18 N.…

1Opinion of the CourtBuegess, J.

This is an action for damages for per-

sonal injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff by reason of the negligence of defendant, in whose service he was at the time of the injury, to furnish him a safe place to work. The trial resulted in a verdict, and judgment for plaintiff in the sum of four thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars, from which defendant appeals.

The facts, briefly stated, are that at the time of the accident plaintiff was in the service of defendant as rear brakeman on one of defendant’s freight trains, running regularly between Mena, Arkansas, and Stilwell,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Huhn v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1887
  2. Bradley v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1897
  3. O'Mellia v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
  4. Benjamin v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1896
  5. Soeder v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1890

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Laughlin v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1918
  2. Brady v. Kansas City, St. Louis & Chicago RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
  3. Haworth v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1902
  4. Smith v. Southern Illinois & Missouri Bridge Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1930
  5. Hamilton v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1910

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