Legal Opinion

Smith v. Thompson

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided March 13, 1942PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Anna Smith, administratrix of the estate of J.D. Smith, deceased (hereinafter designated plaintiff), recovered a judgment in the total sum of $20,000 against Guy A. Thompson, trustee of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, a corporation (hereinafter designated Missouri Pacific), and Berryman Henwood, trustee of the St. Louis, Southwestern Railway Company, a corporation (hereinafter designated Cotton Belt). The defendants appealed.

J.D. Smith, plaintiff's husband, was a swing brakeman for the Missouri Pacific and operated between Paragould, Arkansas (his home), and Malden, Missouri. On March…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Napier v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  3. Erie Railroad v. PuruckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
  4. St. Charles Savings Bank v. DenkeeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1918
  5. Vandalia Railroad v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1916

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Griffith v. GardnerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1949
  2. Holmes v. McNeilSupreme Court of Missouri · 1947
  3. Elliott v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1972
  4. Francis v. Terminal Railroad Assn.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1946
  5. Will Docter Meat Co. v. Hotel KingswayMissouri Court of Appeals · 1950

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