Legal Opinion

Welch v. McGowan

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided December 23, 1914PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. Thomas J. Seehorn, Judge. (1) The demurrer to the evidence ought to have been sustained. Phelan v. Paving Co., 227 Mo. 666; Hesselbach v. St. Louis, 179 Mo. 505; Craine v. Met. St. Ry., 246 Mo. 393; Nessler v. Wrecking Co., 156 App. Div.

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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. Thomas J. Seehorn, Judge. (1) The demurrer to the evidence ought to have been sustained. Phelan v. Paving Co., 227 Mo. 666; Hesselbach v. St. Louis, 179 Mo. 505; Craine v. Met. St. Ry., 246 Mo. 393; Nessler v. Wrecking Co., 156 App. Div. (N. V.) 348; Johnson v. New York, 208 N. Y. 77; Nolan v. King, 97 N. Y. 565; Westfall v. Water Commissioners, 93 Mich. 210; Lockport v. Licht, 221 111. 35; District of Columbia v. Monlton, 182 U. S. 576; Dart v. Bagley, 110 Mo. 42; Sedalia ex rel. v. Smith, 206 Mo. 346; Glaser v. Rothschild, 221 Mo. 180; Kansas City…

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.

Action for personal injuries in which plaintiff recovered a judgment for $17,500, and defendants appeal. Kansas City was made a defendant in this action, but, upon the coming- in of the testimony, the court sustained a demurrer to the evidence as to said defendant city, whereupon the cause proceeded to judgment against the other defendants above named.

Plaintiff charges that defendants placed a gas pipe on the surface of 13th street in Kansas City, Missouri, in such a negligent manner that it was a dangerous obstruction to said street, and that while plaintiff was driving his horse and buggy…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. District of Columbia v. MoultonSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
  2. Wheat v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1904
  3. Nolan v. . KingNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
  4. Phelan v. Granite Bituminous Paving Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1910

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Waldmann v. Skrainka Construction Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1921
  2. Edmondson v. Hotels Statler Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1924
  3. Bean v. City of MoberlySupreme Court of Missouri · 1943
  4. Beaver v. Town of China GroveSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
  5. Caley v. Kansas City, Missouri & Kansas City Public Service Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1932

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