Wack v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.

This is a suit for damages accrued to plaintiff, a widow, under tbe statute on account of tbe wrongful death of her husband through tbe negligence of defendant in omitting to close tbe g;ates at a street crossing on its railroad. Plaintiff recovered, and defendant prosecutes tbe appeal.

It appears plaintiff’s husband was run upon and killed at tbe crossing of Barton street, a public thoroughfare in tbe city of St. Louis, and defendant’s railroad tracks. Tbe petition sets forth and counts upon an ordinance of tbe city requiring railroad companies to install and maintain, at tbe crossings of áll…