Von Trebra v. Laclede Gaslight Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel D. Fisher, Judge. (1) The specific and only act of negligence charged in the petition is-that “defendant had allowed its wires to become defective in insulation and in a dangerous condition.” No proof in support of this allegation was offered, and none appears in the record.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel D. Fisher, Judge. (1) The specific and only act of negligence charged in the petition is-that “defendant had allowed its wires to become defective in insulation and in a dangerous condition.” No proof in support of this allegation was offered, and none appears in the record. The uncontradicted testimony of all the witnesses, both for plaintiff and defendant, establishes the fact that the insulation was of the sort usually used and required by law, and in good condition at the time of the accident. Negligence of another sort, to-wit, in…
1Opinion of the CourtWoodson, J.
This is an action which was instituted in the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, by the plaintiff, who is the widow of Ernest C. Von Trebra, against the defendant, to recover the sum of five thousand dollars damages for the alleged negligent killing of her husband in that city, on August 20, 1904.
The petition, omitting formal parts, is as follows:
“Now comes the plaintiff, by her attorneys, and for her cause of action herein avers:
*653“That the defendant is a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Missouri, and engaged in business in the city of St. Louis, and was at the…
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