Ransom v. Union Depot Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. Hermann Brumback, Judge. (1) Plaintiff was a licensee and this defendant owed him no duty until it discovered or should have discovered his presence. Kelly v. Benas, 217 Mo. 1; Wencker v. Railroad, 169 Mo. 592; Barney v. Railroad, 126 Mo. 372; Straub v. Soderer, 53 Mo. 38; Refining Co. v. Mobley (Ky.), 121 S. W. 657. (2) No act of this defendant was a proximate cause, a. Generally.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. Hermann Brumback, Judge. (1) Plaintiff was a licensee and this defendant owed him no duty until it discovered or should have discovered his presence. Kelly v. Benas, 217 Mo. 1; Wencker v. Railroad, 169 Mo. 592; Barney v. Railroad, 126 Mo. 372; Straub v. Soderer, 53 Mo. 38; Refining Co. v. Mobley (Ky.), 121 S. W. 657. (2) No act of this defendant was a proximate cause, a. Generally. Boone v. Insurance Co., 95 U. S. 117; Hudson v. Railroad, 101 Mb. 13; Meade v Railroad, 68 Mo. App. 92; Foley v McMahon, 114 Mo. App. 442. b. Rule of responsibility of…
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
This suit is for negligence. Verdict and judgment were for. plaintiff in the sum of $1500, and the case is before us on the appeal of defendants.
The injury occurred about 7:30 o’clock in the morning of May 26, 1902, on the platform of the Union Depot in Kansas City. Plaintiff was not on the platform on any business with the defendants but was using it solely as a way of travel from his home, which was on the bluffs east of the depot to his place of business on Union avenue, a public street on the northwest side of the depot. The course of the depot buildings is from the southwest to the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Barney v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
- Kelly v. BenasSupreme Court of Missouri · 1909
- Townley v. Chicago, MilwauKee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
- Indian Refining Co. v. MobleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1909
- Witte v. StifelSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
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