Legal Opinion

Glover v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 17, 1908PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from Clinton Circuit Court. — Eon. Alomo D. Btimes, Judge. (1) Plaintiff was not entitled to recover any damages on account of alleged wounded feelings, humiliation or mortification in being required to leave the train at the time and place in question. Trigg v. Railway, 74 Mo. 147; Connell v. Telegraph Co., 116 Mo. 34; Kellett. v. Railway, 22 M'o. App. 356; Breen v. Transit Co., 102 Mo. App. 479; Grayson v. Transit Co., 100 Mo. App. 60; Snyder v. Railroad, 85 Mo.

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Appeal from Clinton Circuit Court. — Eon. Alomo D. Btimes, Judge. (1) Plaintiff was not entitled to recover any damages on account of alleged wounded feelings, humiliation or mortification in being required to leave the train at the time and place in question. Trigg v. Railway, 74 Mo. 147; Connell v. Telegraph Co., 116 Mo. 34; Kellett. v. Railway, 22 M'o. App. 356; Breen v. Transit Co., 102 Mo. App. 479; Grayson v. Transit Co., 100 Mo. App. 60; Snyder v. Railroad, 85 Mo. App. 495; Deming v. Railway, 80 Mo. App. 152; Strange v. Railway, 61 Mo. .App. 1005; Rose v. Railroad, 106 N. C. 168, 11 S.…

1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.

Plaintiff sued to recover both compensatory and punitive damages on account of the alleged wrongful act of defendant in ejecting him from one of its passenger trains. The jury returned a verdict in his favor for five hundred dollars actual and *566five hundred dollars punitive damages and defendant, after ineffectually moving for a new trial, appealed from the judgment entered thereon.

On the 4th day of April, 1905, plaintiff purchased of the agent of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company a “Homeseekers’ Excursion” ticket which entitled him to transportation as a passenger from…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Logan v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
  2. Stone v. HuntSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887
  3. Knight v. Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1906
  4. Breen v. St. Louis Transit Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1903
  5. Smith v. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1907

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Dalzell v. Dean Hotel Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1916
  2. Perkins v. WilcoxSupreme Court of Missouri · 1922
  3. Torreyson v. United Railways Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1912
  4. Gillmore v. AtwellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1955
  5. Bolles v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1909

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