Hesselbach v. City of St. Louis
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis County Circuit Court. — How. Jno. W. McElhinney, Judge. (1) Under the evidence the plaintiff was entitled to go to the jury: first, because the evidence on the part of plaintiff, tended to show that the sidewalk on the west side' of Broadway, near Penrose street, was obstructed by loose stones and rocks lying in the middle of the sidewalk; second, because those obstructions were dangerous for persons walking along said street; third, because said…
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Appeal from St. Louis County Circuit Court. — How. Jno. W. McElhinney, Judge. (1) Under the evidence the plaintiff was entitled to go to the jury: first, because the evidence on the part of plaintiff, tended to show that the sidewalk on the west side' of Broadway, near Penrose street, was obstructed by loose stones and rocks lying in the middle of the sidewalk; second, because those obstructions were dangerous for persons walking along said street; third, because said obstructions remained there for at least a period of four weeks. (2) A citizen may proceed on his way upon the highway with…
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
— This is an action for ten thou- - sand dollars, damages for personal injuries, received by the plaintiff, on October 1, 1900, on the west side of . *510Broadway, just south of Penrose street, in the city of St. Louis, in consequence, it is alleged, of tripping, over some paving blocks that had been negligently placed and allowed to remain on the sidewalk by the defendants. The suit was originally against the St. Louis Transit Company, Fruin-Bambrick Construction Company, and the city of St. Louis. But at the close of the plaintiff’s case the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the case as to the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chitty v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1899
- McManamee v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1896
- Cole v. ArmourSupreme Court of Missouri · 1900
- McCarty v. Rood Hotel Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1898
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- Pyburn v. Kansas CityMissouri Court of Appeals · 1912
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