Burnstein v. Cass Avenue & Fair Grounds Railway Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. John A. Harrison, Special Judge. (1) The court erred in permitting plaintiff to prove that the neighborhood of Seventh and "Wash streets is densely populated.
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Appeal from the St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. John A. Harrison, Special Judge. (1) The court erred in permitting plaintiff to prove that the neighborhood of Seventh and "Wash streets is densely populated. (2) The court erred in striking out and excluding from the jury all the testimony of Schreihagen, defendant’s witness, concerning the Bumstein boy and his two companions hanging to ■and jumping on the cars of defendant, and also of the Northern Central Railway Company at Seventh and Wash streets, for an hour immediately preceding the ■accident. (3) The court erred in plaintiff’s…
1Opinion of the CourtBond, J.
—This action was brought by respondent, "who is an infant, through his next friend against the *48appellant as a'common carrier, operating a street railway over , certain streets in the city of St. Loiiis, for injuries caused to him by the violation of the following ordinance governing street railroads, to-wit: “The conductor and driver of each car shall keep a vigilant watch for all vehicles and persons on foot, especially children, either on the track or moving towards it; and, on the first appearance of danger to such persons or vehicles, the car shall be stopped in the shortest time and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kellny v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1890
- Dunkman v. Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1888
- Henry v. Grand Avenue Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- Russell & Co. v. State Ins.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1874
- Winters v. Kansas City Cable Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1889
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- Levitt v. MillerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1895