Silvey v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
HENRY I. EAGER, Special Commissioner.
Plaintiff was injured when he drove his tractor-trailer into the side of a diesel operated train at the crossing of State Highway 34 and the Missouri Pacific tracks in Wayne County. This occurred on May 29, 1963. His prayer was for $100,000; the jury returned a 9-man verdict for the defendant. On a previous trial plaintiff recovered a verdict of $30,000 and the court set it aside as against the weight of the evidence. Following the present trial the court granted plaintiff a new trial for error in giving defendant’s contributory negligence Instruction No.…
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2Cases cited24 opinions
- Lohmann v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1954
- Wilson Ex Rel. Wilson v. ShumateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1956
- Borrson v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1943
- Hawkeye-Security Insurance Co. v. Thomas Grain Fumigant Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1966
- Pipes v. Missouri Pacific Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
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- Brittain v. ClarkMissouri Court of Appeals · 1970
- Myers v. Bi-State Development AgencySupreme Court of Missouri · 1978
- German v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1974
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