Kinlen v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Eon. John G. Park, Judge. (1) The court erred in not giving defendant’s instruction in the nature of a demurrer to the evidence offered at the close of plaintiff’s case and renewed at the conclusion of all the evidence.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Eon. John G. Park, Judge. (1) The court erred in not giving defendant’s instruction in the nature of a demurrer to the evidence offered at the close of plaintiff’s case and renewed at the conclusion of all the evidence. Hebeler v. Railroad, 112 S. W. 34; Markowitz v. Railroad, 186 Mo. 359 ; Hogan v. Railroad, 150 Mo. 54; Reno v. Railroad, 180 Mo. 486; Eppstein v. Railroad, 197 Mo. 733; Van Bach v. Railroad, 171 Mo. 346; Boyd v. Railroad, 105 Mo. 381; G-uyer v. Railroad, 174 Mo*. 351; Roenfeldt v. Railroad, 180 Mo. 565; Porter v. Railroad, 199 Mo. 99. (2)…
1Opinion of the CourtWoodson, J.
The plaintiff sued the defendant in the circuit court of Jackson county to recover the sum of $5,000' for the alleged negligence in running over and killing her husband, Matthew L. Kinlen, on Grand avenue, in Kansas City, with one of its cars. The trial resulted in a judgment for plaintiff for the amount sued for; and defendant’s motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment proving unavailing^ it duly appealed the cause to this court.
As the sufficiency of the pleadings is not challenged, we will omit them from the statement of the case.
Plaintiff’s husband was killed on Grand avenue,…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Thorpe v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1886
- Boyd v. Wabash Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- Klockenbrink v. St. Louis & Meramec River RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1903
- Meily v. St. Louis & San Franoisco RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- Cantwell v. Columbia Lead Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1906
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