Spaw v. Kansas City Terminal Railway Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. E. E. Porter-field, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtTrimble, J.
Plaintiff brought this action, under State law, against both defendants to recover damages for an injury inflicted upon his eye by a red hot cinder emitted from an engine of the defendant, Milwaukee railroad, as the result of the alleged negligent maintenance and use thereon of a defective smoke consumer and cinder, arrester. The petition alleged that the Milwaukee railroad was. operating its trains over the tracks of the Terminal railroad as a lessee for hire.
At the close of plaintiff's case and also at the close of all the evidence, both defendants demurred separately, each asking a…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Southern Pacific Terminal Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Pedersen v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- North Carolina Railroad v. ZacharySupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- New York Central Railroad Company v. WinfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Illinois Central Railroad v. BehrensSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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- Pickett v. Union Terminal Co.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1940
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