Glick v. Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Wright Circuit Court. — Hon. Arous Cox, Judge. There is no evidence that the alleged negligence of the defendant was the cause of the injury sued for. Perkins v. Railroad, 103 Mo. 52; Hudson v. Railroad, 101 Mo. 31; Broion v. Railroad, 20 Mo. App. 222; Railroad v. Frick, 11 Atl.
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Appeal from the Wright Circuit Court. — Hon. Arous Cox, Judge. There is no evidence that the alleged negligence of the defendant was the cause of the injury sued for. Perkins v. Railroad, 103 Mo. 52; Hudson v. Railroad, 101 Mo. 31; Broion v. Railroad, 20 Mo. App. 222; Railroad v. Frick, 11 Atl. Rep. 627; Beal v. Athens, 81 Mich. 536; People v. Rockwell, 39 Mich. 503; Smith v. County Court, 11 S. E. Rep. 1. When the facts áre undisputed, the question as to whether a certain act is the proximate cause of the injury is one of law for the court.
1Opinion of the CourtBond, J.
— The plaintiff sues as the widow of Daniel Grliek for injuries resulting in his death, caused by the alleged carelessness of defendant in erecting and maintaining crossings and approaches thereto, where its railroad and spur track run across and over a public highway known as the Springfield and West Plains road, in Texas county, in this state. The answer of defendant was a general denial and a plea of contributory negligence. There was a trial and verdict rendered in favor of plaintiff for $1,000, from which defendant prosecutes this appeal.
The evidence shows that the crossing in question…
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