Gibbs ex rel. Hill v. Poplar Bluff Light & Power Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Butler Circuit Court. — Eon. J. G. Sheppard, Judge. (1) There Avas no evidence of any negligence on. part of the defendant, and even if there had been, plaintiff’s own negligence caused the injury. McGrath v. Transit Co., 197 Mo. 97; 1 Thompson on Negligence, sec. 1246, p. 1112; Gallagher v. Illuminating Co., 72 M'o. App. 576; Gannon v. Light Co., 145 Mo. 502; Oglesby v. Railroad, 177 Mo. 272; Fuchs v. St. Louis, 167 Mo. 620; Trigg y.
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Appeal from Butler Circuit Court. — Eon. J. G. Sheppard, Judge. (1) There Avas no evidence of any negligence on. part of the defendant, and even if there had been, plaintiff’s own negligence caused the injury. McGrath v. Transit Co., 197 Mo. 97; 1 Thompson on Negligence, sec. 1246, p. 1112; Gallagher v. Illuminating Co., 72 M'o. App. 576; Gannon v. Light Co., 145 Mo. 502; Oglesby v. Railroad, 177 Mo. 272; Fuchs v. St. Louis, 167 Mo. 620; Trigg y. Land & L. Co., 187 Mo. 227; Bennett v. Himmelberger, 117 Mo. App. 58; Kappes v. Shoe Company, 116 Mo. App. 154; Purcell v. Shoe Company, 187 Mo.…
1Opinion of the CourtGray, J.
This is an action commenced in the circuit court of Butler county, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff, by reason of the alleged negligence of the defendant in causing the reflector over one of its arc lights to fall and strike the plaintiff.
On November 20, 1908, plaintiff, who was at said time eighteen years of age, was injured on Main street, in the city of Poplar Bluff, by reason of the fact that a metallic reflector dropped from an electric arc light, striking him on the forehead and cutting a gash about two inches in length across the…
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