Rearden v. St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel D. Fisher, Judge. (1) Plaintiff was negligent and her negligence should have barred a recovery. Eckerd v. Railroad, 70 Iowa 353; Railroad v. Dingman, 1 HI. App. 162; Plant v. Railroad, 21 Law Times Rep. 836; Railroad v. Ricketts, 96 Ky. 44; Reed v. Axtell, 84 Va. 231; Railroad v. Keith, 22 Ky.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel D. Fisher, Judge. (1) Plaintiff was negligent and her negligence should have barred a recovery. Eckerd v. Railroad, 70 Iowa 353; Railroad v. Dingman, 1 HI. App. 162; Plant v. Railroad, 21 Law Times Rep. 836; Railroad v. Ricketts, 96 Ky. 44; Reed v. Axtell, 84 Va. 231; Railroad v. Keith, 22 Ky. L. R. 593, 58 S. W. 468; Railroad v. Aldridge, 27 Ind'. App. 498; Railroad v. Davidson, 64 Fed. 306; Bennett v. Railroad, 57 Conn. 422; Sargent v. Railroad, 114 Mo. 356. (2) Defendant was required to exercise only'ordinary care as to its platform…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, J.
This action was begun by Mrs. Helen M. Quin in tbe circuit court of tbe city of St. Louis in 1905. She recovered judgment and tbe defendant appealed to this court. On July 14, 1908, tbe death of Mrs. Quin was suggested in this court and regular steps were taken and tbe cause was revived in tbe name of Mr. Rearden as her administrator.
Tbe plaintiff in substance stated that tbe defendant was a railroad corporation and a common carrier of passengers in tbe State of Missouri; that on tbe 20th of November, 1903, she became a passenger upon tbe defendant’s road, having purchased a ticket entitling…
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