Bobbitt v. United Railways Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Row. Moses N. Sale, Judge. The court erred in instructing the jury that on the evidence the plaintiff was not entitled to recover and that their verdict should be in favor of the defendant. Stetzler v. Street Railway, 227 Mo. 454; Ridenhour v. Railroad, 102 Mo. 270; Quinn v. Street.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Row. Moses N. Sale, Judge. The court erred in instructing the jury that on the evidence the plaintiff was not entitled to recover and that their verdict should be in favor of the defendant. Stetzler v. Street Railway, 227 Mo. 454; Ridenhour v. Railroad, 102 Mo. 270; Quinn v. Street. Railway, 218 Mo. 545; Huff v. St. Joseph R. L. H. & P. Co., 213 Mo. 495; Stetzler v. Street Railway, 210 Mó. 704; Zander v. Transit Co., 206 Mo. 445; Jennings v. Swift & Co., 130 Mo. App. 391. The demurrer was properly sustained. Bartley v. Street Railway, 148 Mo. 124;…
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDS, P. J.-
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is an action brought by plaintiff, appellant here, for damages for injuries al*426leged to have been sustained while a passenger on a car of the respondent street railway company. It is averred that plaintiff, having signalled for the car to stop, walked to the front platform, “and stood in a position to alight therefrom after said car had been brought to a standstill; that while plaintiff was so waiting for said ear to be stopped in order that she might ailght therefrom and after the speed of said car had been reduced by the employees of defendant in charge thereof to a very…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Price v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1909
- Beave v. St. Louis Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- Gibler v. Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1910
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