Billmeyer v. St. Louis Transit Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. O’Neill Ryan, Judge. STATEMENT. E. J. Meyer, one of the jurors who tried this case, testified on his voir dire as follows: ££Q. Have you any prejudice in a case of this kind? A. I ought to have; they came pretty near killing a couple of the members of my family.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. O’Neill Ryan, Judge. STATEMENT. E. J. Meyer, one of the jurors who tried this case, testified on his voir dire as follows: ££Q. Have you any prejudice in a case of this kind? A. I ought to have; they came pretty near killing a couple of the members of my family. That would not prejudice me so far as that goes in this case. ‘ £Q. You think you could try the case fairly and impartially as far as the Transit Company? A. I think I could. ‘ ‘ Q. You would not come in with supposition they were always negligent and careless? A. No, sir. “Q. You would…
1Opinion of the CourtGoode, J.
(after stating the facts). — Action for damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff while a passenger on one of the defendant’s cars,. *9and it is alleged, through the negligence of the defendant’s servants. We will not look further into the record than is necessary to consider an assignment of error based on the overruling, by the trial court, of the defendant’s challenge for cause of a juror who sat in the case. Said juror testified on his examination, that he had a prejudice against the defendant company because it came near killing two members of his family;. that they were…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. BauerleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1898
- McCarthy v. Cass Avenue & Fair Ground Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1887
- State ex rel. Goldsoll v. Chatham National BankSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
- State ex rel. Goldsoll v. Chatham National BankMissouri Court of Appeals · 1881
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- Theobald v. St. Louis Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1905
- Golden v. ChipmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
- Albert v. St. Louis Electric Terminal Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1915
- Turney v. United Railways Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1911
- Moore v. DoerrMissouri Court of Appeals · 1918
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