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Boehm v. General Electric Co.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided December 31, 1913PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.—Hon. George H. Shields, Judge. (1)' No negligence of defendants directly caus-' ing plaintiff’s injury was shown, and the demurrer to the evidence should have been sustained as to both defendants at the close of plaintiff’s case. Stanley v. United Ry.

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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.—Hon. George H. Shields, Judge. (1)' No negligence of defendants directly caus-' ing plaintiff’s injury was shown, and the demurrer to the evidence should have been sustained as to both defendants at the close of plaintiff’s case. Stanley v. United Ry. Co., 114 Mo. 606; Feary v. Railroad, 162 Mo. 75; Bohn v. Railroad, 106 Mo. 429; Brands v. St. Louis Car Co., 213 Mo. 698; Patton v. Railroad, 179 Fed. 530; Frye v. Railroad, 200 Mo. 398; Bowen v. Railroad, 95 Mo. 274; Abbott v. Mining Co., 112 Mo: App. 550; Breen v. St. Louis Cooperage Co., 50 Mo. App.…

1Opinion of the CourtReynolds, P. J.

This is an action by plaintiff, respondent here, against the Union Electric Light & Power Company and the General Electric Company, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to. have resulted from the joint tort of the defendants. The petition charges that on a day named plaintiff, then in the service of the Union Electric Light & Power Company, and while discharging the duties of his employment, was at work in a building belonging to the Union Electric Light & Power Company, in which building at the time of the accident the General Electric Company was installing certain machinery;…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Hutchinson v. Richmond Safety Gate Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1912
  2. King v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
  3. Otrich v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1911
  4. Rhea v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1913
  5. Hirsch v. Freund Bros. Bread Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1910

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Morris v. Atlas Portland Cement Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1929
  2. Cohagan v. Laclede Steel CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1958
  3. Slater v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1930
  4. Slater v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1930

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