Orcutt v. Century Building Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel G. Taylor, Judge. (1) Both, parties defendant were liable if there was any negligence. Carterville v. Cook, 129 111. 152; McGregor v. Reid, 178 111. 471; Griffin v. Manice, 166 N. Y. 197; Beidler v. Branshaw, 200 111. 425, 102 111. App. 187; Wright v. Wilcox, 19 Wend. (N. Y.) 343; Harriman v. Stowe, 57 Mo. 99; Lottman v. Barnett, 62 Mo. 169; Bell v. Josselyn, 3 Gray 309; Martin v. Benoist, 20 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel G. Taylor, Judge. (1) Both, parties defendant were liable if there was any negligence. Carterville v. Cook, 129 111. 152; McGregor v. Reid, 178 111. 471; Griffin v. Manice, 166 N. Y. 197; Beidler v. Branshaw, 200 111. 425, 102 111. App. 187; Wright v. Wilcox, 19 Wend. (N. Y.) 343; Harriman v. Stowe, 57 Mo. 99; Lottman v. Barnett, 62 Mo. 169; Bell v. Josselyn, 3 Gray 309; Martin v. Benoist, 20 Mo. App. 270'. Under some circumstances the omission of an act which one ought to do may amount to a positive misfeasance. Ellis v. McNaughton, 76…
1Opinion of the CourtGraves, J.
By suit instituted in the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, the plaintiff sought to recover of defendants, for personal injuries, medical attendance, medicines, medical appliances and nursing, the sum of $50,000. In a trial before a jury, verdict was for the defendants, and plaintiff appealed.
The petition, which is lengthy, in substance charges: That the defendant Century Building Company, a corporation, built and owns the Century Building, a large office building in the city of St. Louis; that the defendant Mississippi Valley Trust Company, a corporation, is and was the trustee in two…
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