Harkless v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Benton Cirenit Court. — Hon. G. A. Denton, Judge. (1) Defendant had the right to adopt reasonable rules and regulations. Cross v. Railroad, 56 Mo. App. 664; Jones v. Railroad, 17 Mo. App. 158; Railroad v. Vandyne, 57 Ind. 576; Oar Co. v. Reed, 75 111. 130. (2) At the time plaintiff claims to have been injured he was not a passenger. Schepers v. Railroad, 126 Mo. 665; Schaefer v. Railroad, 128 Mo. 71; Rawlins v. Railroad, 97 Mo.
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Appeal from Benton Cirenit Court. — Hon. G. A. Denton, Judge. (1) Defendant had the right to adopt reasonable rules and regulations. Cross v. Railroad, 56 Mo. App. 664; Jones v. Railroad, 17 Mo. App. 158; Railroad v. Vandyne, 57 Ind. 576; Oar Co. v. Reed, 75 111. 130. (2) At the time plaintiff claims to have been injured he was not a passenger. Schepers v. Railroad, 126 Mo. 665; Schaefer v. Railroad, 128 Mo. 71; Rawlins v. Railroad, 97 Mo. App. 515; Omar v. Transit Co., 102 Mo. App. 207; O1’Donnell v. Railroad, 197 Mo. 116; Devoy v. Transit Co., 192 Mo. 211. (3) Plaintiff was not entitled to…
1Opinion of the CourtBroaddus, P. J.
This is a suit for damages, in which plaintiff alleges that he was injured by the wrongful act of defendant while he was a passenger on one of its trains.
The plaintiff’s evidence tends to show that about the 10th day of July, 1908, he purchased a ticket at defendant’s station Nay for transportation to Ionia on defendant’s railroad between St. Louis and Kansas City; and that before it reached Ionia, he notified the conductor that he intended to go beyond Ionia to another station called Brandon, and that the conductor told him that if he intended to go to Brandon he must get off at Ionia and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. FlaggIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
- Brown v. Hannibal & St. Joseph R. R.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1877
- Glover v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1908
- Holt v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1903
- Gates v. Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1907
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- Cook v. LuskMissouri Court of Appeals · 1914