Gordon v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — lion-. W. O. Thomas, Judge. (1) The court erred in submitting the cause to the jury. The deceased was guilty of contributory negligence, such as to preclude a recovery herein.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — lion-. W. O. Thomas, Judge. (1) The court erred in submitting the cause to the jury. The deceased was guilty of contributory negligence, such as to preclude a recovery herein. Begonia v. Railroad, 224 Mo. 587; Boring v. Railroad, 194 Mo. 548; Stotler v. Railroad, 204 Mo. 628; Green v. Railroad, 192 Mo. 137; R'odan v. Transit Co., 207 Mo. 411; Lauu v. Railroad, 216 Mo. 599; Holland v. Railroad, 210 Mo. 351; Schmidt v. Railroad, 191 Mo. 228; Cole v. Railroad, 121 Mo. App. 609; Zalotuehin v. Railroad, 127 Mo. App. 584; Grout v. Railroad, 125 Mo. App. 559;…
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
Plaintiff, the minor son of James Gordon, deceased, sued to recover damages for the death of his father which he alleges was caused by the negligence of defendant. At the time of his death Gordon was a widower and plaintiff was his only minor child. The cause is here on the appeal of defendant from a judgment of two thousand dollars recovered by plaintiff in the trial court.
Gordon was killed near the intersection of Twenty-fourth street and Grand avenue in Kansas City, shortly after eight o’clock in the evening of September 22, 1908, as he was crossing Girand avenue, a busy public…
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